[The response was direct, demanding even. What on earth could he have thought that he had meant instead? His baritone voice was somehow even lower and huskier than usual. His hands were shaking against Phoenix's thighs. Was this the sort of romantic notions people went on about? Why did a simple kiss make him feel as if his heart was going to burst from his chest? It made him feel as if he was some sort of hormone-addled teen rather than an adult man. He hated it.
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[The response was direct, demanding even. What on earth could he have thought that he had meant instead? His baritone voice was somehow even lower and huskier than usual. His hands were shaking against Phoenix's thighs. Was this the sort of romantic notions people went on about? Why did a simple kiss make him feel as if his heart was going to burst from his chest? It made him feel as if he was some sort of hormone-addled teen rather than an adult man. He hated it.
His gaze had not broken in the slightest.]
Again.