With a pleased smile, he settled comfortably under her reassuring patting. It's not like he was threatened by Cain, please, but it was good to know he out-ranked other options walking around the mansion. Even comfortably secure men need a little reassurance now and then!
"I'd hope I'd be an exception, petite." He was trying to be an exception to her rules, after all. She certainly stood out on his guidelines and rules.
"You? Lady Analytical-et-Practical, prone to embellishing de truth? Next you'll tell me you play poker and with card counting, you'll wipe the floor with me," he teased, still stuck with in her clutches. But when she leaned forward for a kiss, well, he wasn't going to complain. He leaned into the kiss, letting her lead with the intent and pressure of the exchange, and then smiled broadly when she leaned back. Looking back at Sage, he hummed lightly and propped his chin on his wrist to bask.