Rat lay there for a second, his body flushed and his mind pleasantly hazy. He smiled then, enjoying the kisses, even as he laughed at the compliment, "No I'm not." And that was all right because at least for now, he wasn't alone.

He kissed Marius again, hands soothing over his back and shoulders as he searched out places where he'd scratched or made marks. He could be gentle now, slowly easing the hurts he'd made on the other man's body in the heat of things.