He kissed his way down her body, the entire time thinking that perhaps he'd been over-ambitious — he didn't really know what he was doing. But he tried to use the same techniques he used when he was kissing her normally, or when he'd been kissing her breasts, and the sounds she made were encouraging rather than discouraging. After some time, the sounds slowed, and Noble was not sure if she was tired of him or if his jaw was tired or both.

He came away from her and up the bed, and wiped his mouth on the back of his hand before lying next to her.