"You don't have to worry about that. That wouldn't do either of us any good," he said, shaking his head. "Don't be afraid to push me, though. Sometimes you don't know what you like until you try it. Just because I get flustered doesn't mean I don't like something." He couldn't control his blushing, but he'd hate for her to take it as a sign that she had to handle him with kid gloves.

He leaned in again, lipping softly at her earlobe. She had seemed to enjoy it earlier. He gave a gentle flick of tongue and sucked very lightly before tracing up the edge of the outer shell with both his lips and tongue. He held her sideways across his lap so that she could lean into the embrace of his arm and chest and sprawl a little if she felt like it.