Somewhere in the back of his mind, he heard a voice, screaming something at him, but he pushed it aside. Gripping the fingers of one hand in her hair, he pulled her closer and smothered her with a frenzied kiss. The other hand snaked around to wrap around her from behind, tightening to get a good hold. When the fire of need he'd felt hit him like a ton of bricks suddenly abated, almost as if someone had flipped a switch, he staggered, his fingers clumsily loosening from his hold on her.<br/><br/>He was disoriented, confused, and dazed as he struggled to push himself upright again, shaking his head to clear it.<br/><br/>"Whaa..." his words were heavily slurred, as if he'd had six drinks instead of one, "Wha 'appened..."