"A collar? I think not, not even for rough bed play would I think of you in that. Though I imagine you do look wonderful in leather." he laughed as she spoke, watching Peg as she began to clear the remains of the meal from about them. He moved, stood, and stood in a simple but fluid movement.  He was there, naked before her as he stretched, the sound of a joint or two popping as he finally felt like he was truly awake.<br/><br/>"I am going to run a shower and then get dressed, and then yes, lets hit Newport and see what there is to offer in the way of jobs. Maybe we will catch a pint along the way, but not much more than one if I am driving. I don't want to have to waste a good buzz just to drive home." He spoke as moved, mulling over her earlier words of talking with people in their collective "families."<br/><br/>He moved the bathroom, turning the water on and setting out towels. He set out towels for her as well in the event she too wanted the early morning comfort of the hot water. He toyed with the idea of what to say, who to speak with as he let the shower heat up.<br/><br/>"Peg, I trust you without a doubt, and anyone I introduce you to will not think of you as a "science" project, but they may drive you mad with questions, some of which you will not want to answer. Now, they will take no politely,but you will be able to see an anxiousness in their eyes, and that has the chance to be misunderstood."he spoke as he tested the water, and then he poked his head out of the bathroom. "And you know, maybe I just dont want to share your attention with any other person right now. We just found each other after what seems to be a very long time. I ... I don't know about the past, but it seems like something got messed up more than once, and I am not in the mind to repeat that, so, what I am wanting is not based in fear, it is based in patience."<br/><br/>There was a sincerity in his voice, a care that was time worn and old, but said with his own tone now. He knew he felt the pulls, and the pangs of loss somewhere under the skin. He did not want to seem jealous, he was not, but he did want her time, want her to be with him, his mate, something was just right about that. In time he would meet her family, that was not a question or an issue. In time she would meet some of his, again, there was no fear. But before they did this, they must know more about each other, and where their paths had crossed in the past.<br/><br/>That being said he ducked into the shower, letting the spray wash the morning scent, and the tinges of his release from his body.