My heart was still hammering from what I had accidentally seen and the image had established itself firmly in my memory despite my best efforts to evict it. The desire already running through me was not being helped by any of this and Cel was being absolutely no assistance whatsoever in calming it down.
Warm fingers pulled at my hands and I opened one eye cautiously to find Phoenix kneeling on the bed in front of me, now thankfully wearing boxers.
"Hiding?" he said, and his voice carried that low amused quality that was deeply unfair given the circumstances.
A small involuntary sound left my mouth in response to it and I immediately regretted it. His expression went still for one second and then the smirk arrived and settled comfortably on his face.
"Are you certain you are alright?" he asked.
"You surprised me," I managed. "That is all."
