““He shook his head. 'It's not.' She shook her head a little more. Just a little. 'You're going to regret this,' she said. That made him laugh, so he had to wait a second before he kissed her. It wasn't terrible. Eleanor's lips were soft and warm, and he could feel her pulse in her cheek. It was good that she was so nervous- because it forced him not to be. It steadied him to feel her trembling.””
