Claude smiled to her and debated for just a moment. He was giving into his instincts and losing rational thought, but he wasn't sure if she would like what he was about to do. He reinitiared their passionate kiss. His claw fingers lightly trailed up the back of her thighs and his hands cupped the curves of both of cheeks. Using his strength, he gently lifted her up and out of the tub, spreading her legs so that she could straddle his abdomen. One hand left her behind and held her back while his other hand slid under her so that she was sitting on his forearm. Holding her body closely firmly against his, he walked back to her bed. Kissing her as deeply and passionately as he could, he placed her on the bed and without looking, wrapped her in a soft and warm down blanket. Tucking her in like a cocoon and kissing her lips and jaw-line and neck in random succession. Finally, he finished the kissing shower by kissing her forehead and then looking deeply into her eyes. "Oh, how I adore you, my Stella" he whispered to her