It had always been his talent. One of the things he used to tell her, was that for every storm cloud, he could find a silver lining, and for every silver lining, he could find a storm cloud. It's how he's made it through so much of his life without making mistakes, without running into the misfortune that seemed to plague so many others.  He was also definitely a people's person, which helped with almost everything. Really, the only exception to all of that had been during the bender he went on, and the obvious reason for that was because he would go days on an entirely booze-based diet.<br/><br/>Although he was a naturally calm person, when she seemed to move like she was... some sort of CGI in a movie, that's really the only thing he could think of, he did finally get freaked out. Yes, before she hadn't elicited any struggles, but that sudden movement of hers, inexplicable and unexplainable for a human, was enough to get him spooked, and he actually does struggle against her at this point. Not very strongly, though, and he settled down after a few moments.<br/><br/>He whimpered a bit at her as she teased his neck, and it brought such mixed feelings. On the one hand, his neck was always a sensitive spot, and biting, nibbling, licking, or suckling on it was a sure way to get him aroused. So, she definitely had that effect on him right now. At the same time, though, he is still pretty spooked. Such an odd feeling. He tries to stay calm, but even then, the hints of  trepidation are in his voice. "We all change as we go through life. Neither of us may be fully like the old us we knew, but that doesn't mean we can't still be together. Please, Erica, let me go, and let's just talk, face to face."<span class="bbc_u"><strong>Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!</strong></span>His heart was hammering away in his chest, his sweet sweet blood was sloshing around his veins at a rapid pace...