She suppressed the wince the first time he grabbed at her, it had hurt. But that would only discourage him. He needed to learn, she wanted him to learn, and if he saw his powers could do something good for him, for them, wasn't that better.
"You can do this. I know you can, just..."
And he did. He did it and she practicly melted into the touch. She pushed closer into his grip, the black smoke enveloping and caressing as best she could make herself. He was actually touching her.
"I love you Sam" she told him trailing kisses along his neck and occasionally nipping with her teeth. She knew it made him happy when she did