"Hey," she said softly, reaching up to cup his face gently, smiling at him. "Do what feels good. We have more than one shot at this." That thought, too, was unusual for her. Thinking about the future, about what else could be. Lily usually focused on the moment and didn't let anything else even enter her train of thought, but it didn't surprise her anymore, that Delta had managed to get under her skin in such a way.

Then she reached down again, taking him in her hand, one leg hooked around his hip. And she kissed him, lips parted, her skin prickling with need as she arched her hips toward his.