"Then I propose an experiment." I remain still, and she raises one slender eyebrow, inviting me to continue. She also stops moving away. The air between us feels heavy and expectant. "You allow me to try, and we'll see whose hypothesis holds true." I spread my hands slightly in a gesture of mock innocence, though there is nothing innocent about the desire thrumming through me
She pretends to take that under consideration, but I can already see the answer in the way her hands fiddle with the hem of her shirt.
"Shall we set a time limit on that? There becomes a point when no amount of effort will give results."
This time I consider. How long will it take to get her warmed up enough? "Shall we say thirty minutes?" That should easily be more than enough time.
