He paused, eyes still boring into hers and trying to judge the sincerity of her reply. The man was usually serious, but this seemed like an even more somber moment as he sincerely, deeply considered her. He let the seconds drag log enough that she was starting to question her own response, before he smiled thinly, nodded, and caught her lips for a fleeting moment. "Good. And I will show you how, and take care of you as well as I am able, and as well as you deserve." There was something almost ritualistic in the way he said them, as though he was swearing an oath. That the following minutes were spent in quiet didn't help, though his roaming hands helped to dispel a little of the atmosphere.<br/><br/>Eventually, finally, he patted her back and loosed his arms. He was smiling and back to what passed as normal for the business man. "There, enough of that. I know a place for us to visit on the way back, and we will have you prepared this afternoon. Look forward to it." And then he was moving away, uncurling and stretching his arms toward the roof and his feet toward the ground. For a moment his muscular body found that perfect position to drag all his muscles to their fullest extent, and then he full to his normal, somewhat-proud looking stance as he moved to redress himself. One pair of eyes flickered to the mess left, but for the moment he kept quiet about that; let her figure it out, or find a chance to see her pretty face contort with pain. He'd either be proud or happy.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>