Whatever witty reply Cooper had meant to make dissolved into a shudder and groan at the sensation of Sarah's intimate grip. Instead, for a moment or two he could only rest his face against her neck and take long, deep breaths of her sugary scent. At length he had gathered up enough concentration to give one last nudge of his own, flexing himself upward inside her.<br/><br/>"Mmhmm," he said. "You're probably right. They might just take me out back and shoot me if I pull up lame."<br/><br/>He would take his sweet time about it, though. Little by little, as if he regretted every centimeter given up, he eased himself down and out of her. No need for that embarrassing clutch this time though, as the rubber appliance did the job of holding the spent safe itself. Cooper took advantage of that by pushing himself up just enough to kiss Sarah's lips again.<br/><br/>"And I do want to stay at peak performance for you," he added, before slithering off the foot of the bed and making his way to the bathroom.