Delighted by the turn of events, Claire's grinning by the time he finds her mouth again. Hand escaping his, she moves to finally deal with the fastenings of his trousers.

"Then we'll burn together," she decides when she breaks the kiss, breathless and swollen-lipped. She will never be the holdout, and truly, it's ridiculous for her to try. Valiant effort, but it wasn't ever going to be her.