Lane wasn't sure why the information about his past jostled her slightly, but it did. Even though she knew in a clinical sense that he was very old and had lived through many lifetimes, it did not quite click in her mind until this moment. And now that it had, it was almost overwhelming to her. He had all these other lives, all these other women in them, and she had somehow convinced herself that she would be the outlier among them. It felt like a sudden weight on her shoulders and it played at the insecurities she held about her now naive nature. Had she let herself be blinded by the thoughts of love and lust all over again, or could this time truly be different?<br/><br/>Maybe he was right, maybe she would regret this when all was said and done.<br/><br/>She was pulled from her thoughts when he tugged her body to move over his, and his lips met hers again. The concerned thoughts tried to invade once again as they engaged in their romantic endeavors, but they were slowly drowned out as she pressed her body against his. She let herself sink into him, into the words he had said earlier and the way his body seemed to fit so well against hers. After a moment, Lane pulled back and her soft eyes held his gaze.<br/><br/>"I'm not...I'm not built that way..." she breathed out, an obvious confession, but one that required clarification. "I can't just bury it and let the rain come another day, I know we're not smiting anyone right this second, but it's all just...It's a lot to take in."<br/><br/>Her body was still there, against him, with him, even if her mind was making attempts to flee. It was one thing to deal with the idea of her soul being reincarnated and having sex with her ancestor's former lover, who was sort of just her former lover, if she went at it from the "soul" perspective...But now they had added in a child, the powers of a Valkyrie, some kind of drug addiction and several other sordid details that Lane was still trying to wrap her head around.<br/><br/>Lane leaned up, her hips still straddling his, and closed her eyes. She drew in a deep breath and tried to summon some bit of calm. When she spoke again, her eyes were still closed, but she looked slightly less worried.<br/><br/>"I'm having a bit of an internal battle at the moment, because logically my brain is pretty sure this ends badly, probably for me and for you. But my body, my heart, they want nothing more than to just let you consume me, tonight, in this bed...maybe forever." Her eyes opened and she looked down at him. It was an odd perspective, one that felt almost powerful. Maybe that was the awakened power within her, but it helped to quiet some of the insecurities she felt in that moment. "I'm leaning toward the second one, because the only option with the first is to go back to a life where I don't fit. Where things feel mundane and uncomplicated, but not right..."<br/><br/>Leveling with him was the best she could do, and there was a good chance if he just kept pushing for them to roll around between his sheets, she wouldn't stop him.