Gareth, on the other hand, looked exhausted; his chest with heaving with each deep breath, and even his arms seemed to be trembling slightly. Despite this, at her praise, he gave her a big grin. "Glad I could... provide," he said, with a chuckle. "And I have to say the same for you - I haven't met a single girl who could handle me like that. Well, none except that half-giant I had a busy night with, a few years back," he said, between heavy breaths, slowly lowering her down so he didn't drop her, as he gingerly pulled out, and all but flopped back into the pool, letting the warm water float him a bit, as he recovered.