"First thing," she purred against his ear and before she got any further than that there came a knock that was clearly on Charon's front door. Ate sat up and tilted her head to the side as she looked at him. "Expecting anyone?" Ate asked and then, with a small laugh, said, "you're not answering that, by the way."
She bit at his shoulder blade, wiggling against him a little and reaching her hand down between them.
Then the knock came again, this time with a voice. "Charon, it's Makaria!"