When the clarity came to Alethea; Thal-ion was immediately aware of it.  Despite his words - the resolve in her eyes had said it all.  Her voice only echoed that which she desired, and this desire echoed his own.  He had been ready to let her wait if that was what she needed, but she had truly told him that was not at all what she wanted.  His soul was on fire for her - that which he had been prepared to lock away until she was ready.  Now, this was no longer the case, and the kiss told him as much.  There was no space between their well toned bodies as the kiss deepened into a fiery moment of pure bliss and passion. He was acutely aware of the rapid rise and fall of her breasts against his chest even as his tongue began to massage her own...exploring together as they kissed so deeply.  Thal-ion was not sure how long it lasted before she stopped, but however long it was...it was not long enough by far.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">After a long moment, she pulled away, only enough to breathe and to speak. "It seems I was wrong. This is what I want after all," she spoke with a breathy whisper. "But if it isn't what you want, then now is your chance to stop me," she offered, hoping very much that he wouldn't wish to.</span><br/><br/>But, Thal-ion had zero desire to stop.  He wanted to do this with her...whatever was to come.  He wanted to feel her fire blazing through him, and wanted to share his own furnace with her.  Everything he was...everything he would be...he was more than willing to give to her.  Their gaze remained locked for countless heartbeats, but then, he swept her up in his arms, and carried her to her cabin.  While carrying her, he kissed her passionately...deeply...letting himself meld with her...the barriers...all the barriers gone.  He was as bare to her now as if he had been stripped naked.  His tongue danced with her own inside her mouth...fencing with a feverish desire he had never known or dreamed of.  He could feel her body in his arms, and how alive she was in the Force...which only seemed to enhance the moment.  Seconds ticked by as he carried her to her bed, and there he laid her down...breathless from the kiss they had shared.  His emerald eyes sparkled with a green fire of desire for her, but in it was also a deep personal affection for the woman laying on the bed.  These eyes roamed over her form completely for the very first time, and doing so made him blush scarlet even more than he already was.  His soul was flushed with excitement, but more than that.  Thal-ion Serr found she was indeed extremely attractive.<br/><br/>It wasn't that he hadn't known this to be the case.  Just the fact really hit him hard at this moment, and he gulped hard as he stripped away the top of his tunic.  The young Sentinel's mind was racing nearly as fast as his heart, but all of it was focused on Alethea...this woman who had shared life and death with him.  He couldn't even think of being with another woman in this manner as he came to her...slipping out of his boots, and slipping onto the bed to hold her in a lover's embrace...their bodies once more without any space between them.  Softly...oh ever so softly...he leaned in and kissed the side of her neck...right where her pulse would be...as instinctively it felt right.  One hand played with her mane of gorgeous hair; while the other traced downward to explore her body...tracing first along her ribcage...barely grazing one of her breasts.  Discovering this, he blinked and his breath caught at touching her like this as he nuzzled her neck softly and warmly.  Something about touching her like this made him tingle all over, and the hand slipped over to cup her breast ever so softly between them...while still kissing her neck slowly.<br/><br/>He could only hope she was enjoying this attention as much as he enjoyed giving it to her...