When Nicky replied it was in Arabic, not his native language by a long shot, but the one that he most often returned to during lovemaking, and it was a testament to Ganymede's skill that he was using anything other than English, as it meant this had already been upgraded from just sex to pass the time, and what he had to say, voice gone rough again was: "You make me so."

This was followed by another tug at the braid in his hand and a breathless: "Up. Let me kiss you again."