"Perhaps later. I wanted you to simply know my meaning. I tried to ignore the fact that I'd rather be with you so that you'd have the freedom to not feel obligated to me. I want you to continue to have that freedom should you so choose. But I do want you to know that I"m ... resigning it for myself."
She leaned closer to him, moving to settle in his lap. "You won. I concede. Perhaps if you'd met me in my prime I'd have beaten you, but I'm not even sure of that, you scoundrel."