Now Corbie looked at him, because that wasn't the reaction she expected. Her breath hitched and she started to tremble. And when her brain caught up with her body and she realized her own reaction just to not hearing no, Corbie tore her eyes away and looked down at her hands.

Sometimes, embarrassment was just embarrassment. And sometimes when it struck just right it made a desire all the more needful. The feeling was sweet and awful all at once.

Calm down. No point in getting hot and bothered yet. "I mean, it's just a thought and you asked and I'm pretty sure he'd be up for it though I ain't brought it up yet and--" and she was going to keep babbling like an idiot but it was so hard to shut up.