The same sense of duty? Why was it that even when Percy was being emotional he sounded like he was talking business? And why was it he himself found that so utterly irresistible.
'To me, sex was never about relationships, commitments...not any of that. I couldn't - wouldn't - imagine ever opening to it, allowing it to be a part of my life.'
He smiled. 'And then you came along and dared to tell me no, repeatedly, and I just couldn't get enough.' He paused for a moment, lifting his head and looking at Percy. 'I'm very glad you did, and I'm very glad I decided that your chair was good for amusement,' he said with a wink.
'And that is a no to the first question by the way. I can't imagine "having the same sense of duty" as you put it, to anyone else but you.'