Verity smiled, at him, reaching for the package of condoms she'd bought when they were first thinking about going to bed together. "Hey, I'm always up for a little bit of experimentation for a good cause," she said, dropping the box on her nightstand to reach for him again. And then leaned in to whisper something a little more explicit in his ear. And then, as he was still reacting to her comment, she demonstrated.

It was a very good, very long night. And they never did get back to the Chinese food.