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While going under the loose coat, which he actually hadn't taken off yet though he'd unbuttoned it, was plenty easy, going under the tight shirt would mean picking it out from under his belt where it continued just to under the belt line, and carefully sliding under the somewhat elastic garment. He sort of shivered a tad at the soft hands sliding up his bare back, and even forgot about the scars her hands would be tracing over, marks whiter than his skin cut in to mark him for his old masters with an intricate pattern like some sort of a brand. Keeping his lips to hers and enjoying it as much as he could, he took his arms out from around for a moment and shrugged the coat off, letting it slide off the edge of the bed to the floor. Wrapping them around her again, without bothering to pick the gloves off, he kicked his sandals with a flick of his ankle, and wrapped his arms around her back, gently pulling her a tad further up into the bed, and bringing one leg over her, so he was on his elbows and knees over top of her, leaning close, and kissing her with a passion. It felt really good just to relax comepletely once in a while.

Though the scars, even paler than the rest of his skin, on his chest, which she could see would be normal wounds, a few even the fresher bullet holes and line from the spear something like only eight days ago now, the ones on his back were quite different, if she had seen them, and it would have surprised him if she hadn't before. An intricate pattern of thin lines weaving through and past on another, a large crest or symbol of some sort, with the shape of a rising phoenix cut into it's center. He didn't mind his battle wounds, but that brand and the one on his right forearm, usually concealed by the glove, were reminders of his slavery he could do without. He held the kiss for a long time, not ending it quite yet though he probably wouldn't go much further until he did, letting it go deeper though he never really kissed her hard like she did he, always rather gently, rubbing one of the hands on her back slowly up and down outside the toga, from the small of her back gently to between her shoulders and back again. He leaned in slowly as he continued, bringing his chest down until it quite nearly touched hers.

At this point Rivven would have just cut off the kiss and lied down next to her, laughing probably. But she seemed to be enjoying the chance to display their affections in such a way at least as much as he was, so he continued slowly. Breathing through his nose to hold out the kiss as long as he could without letting their lips part for a moment, Rivven gave a sort of a little happy sigh through his nose, and made a small sound in the back of his throat which would have been a chuckle if they'd not been kissing. He let himself press gently back against her coming up at him passionately, his chest slowly pushing against hers until her back was right against the bed except for his hands, and kissed her slowly a little bit harder and harder to match her own.

Rivven squeezed the hand gently, and wispered the same back, right into her ear, and slowly moved his other hand up her bare back once, a bit embarassedly letting himself look at her, and then leaning in close to kiss her gently on the lips before climbing off and laying down beside her, still holding onto her hand. He was ready to go a bit further if she wanted, but he thought he should probably let Morgan take it from there, unless she really wanted him to keep taking the lead. He stared at the ceiling smiling in elation, and slowly turned his head over to look at her beside him, and stroke her cheek once with his other hand.

Rivven stopped to consider that a moment. "I'm not really sure. I suppose it's in part because I'm starting to get more used to... that part of our relationship, and I know I was thouroughly sick of the mundane work I'd been doing reorganizing the entire bar so I could work there a bit more affectively, but other than that... I'm not really sure. You didn't mind at all though, did you?" he laughed embarassedly, a hint of red on his cheeks remembering that night.

Rivven blushed a little more, but smiled and nodded. "Of course. We could go on date or something after I finish at the bar tonight too, if you want. Speaking of which, I'm going to need to straighten up and wash, head down to the hotsprings for a while. Would you like me to stay and help you straighten up too, or at least pull out what you'll need for you, or did you have something else in mind? Actually, I don't even know if you're going to be busy today, I'd fogotten to ask."

"Alright." Rivven said, blushing a little and looking down. "But I bathe there, so I sort of... don't have a bathing suit..." he said, blushing a little and suddenly grabbing two of the towels from a cabinent. "I usually just let myself air dry, but I guess I'll finally have a use for all these. I don't know why they couldn't have stuffed drawers with extra garments instead, that's what I really need. Speaking of which, we can take our time, but I should stop by the clothes store today."

Rivven smiled a little uneasily and nodded. "Well, I hope you enjoy it. They're very relaxing. Here- wait a moment." He went into the bathroom of his dorm, grabbing a bar of soap and some shampoo for his hair. "Alright, I'm ready." he said, holding out a hand to escort her there.