It might not have been the best description, not when she knew exactly what he wanted and wasn't denying him just that. In fact, when he had more rational thought about him, he could think of any number of words that better suited the woman currently in his arms and taking full advantage of her knowledge of him.
The perfect example being what she was doing right at that moment. It was enough to steal his words when he opened his mouth to reply to her, having to take a moment before he attempted the response again. "I love you in spite of any number of things...and because of them." His words were soft and more than a little distracted as the hand not buried in her hair trailed down to settle at the small of her back.