"I -- " She bit back the words 'missed you.' Of course she missed him -- how stupid to think otherwise? Now, however, she wished that he'd come back a couple months later, after this grueling ordeal was finished. She looked back at him -- really looked. And for the first time, she thought that this chastity thing might not be such a bad idea. She could...she could get to know the Barney under the suit.
Poor choice of words -- she was well-acquainted with the Barney beneath the suit. But what was under that?
"Yeah." She laced her fingers in his hair, gripping at short curls. "And this isn't happening." Moment of truth. "I...made a...bet."