He grinned broadly, fiendishly even, "But I thought that's what you wanted?" Nik arched an eyebrow with the question, not sounding cruel about it, just curious. That could have turned to such a bad thing to say.
He shrugged his shoulders a little, leaning down close to her. Not enough to touch her but close enough to speak quietly in her ear, "Talking to Ios always makes me realize I should be taking my own advice. I told him earlier 'if you don't risk it, you'll never know'." He wasn't very good at taking his own advice but he had a willing volunteer, right? ... Right?
Nik chuckled a little, "The fact that you didn't rip my towel off earlier and shove me on a couch attests to that."