"No, but it is an unusual combination to be sure." He could not help but smile at the thought, and the way that she phrased it.
Carter took immediate note of the way she stiffened at his touch, and was about to relent when she relaxed, leaning her head back against his shoulder. His forearms crossed one another over her abdomen, and his hands curled over either side of her waist as if of their own accord as he stared down at her, listening.
"I do not so much mind your curves", he said as he slid his hands up and down them, "But there is a thing or two about you I would be interested in knowing."
"Do you practice any form of martial arts?" There were a number of things he might have asked her, but that was the most pressing suspicion at the moment. "I could not help but notice how you move."