"We did it like this last time," Thomas said, pretty sure his face and neck and shoulders were red. He just wanted to laugh at himself, at how easily he could be made to do this. He shook his head, laughed at himself.

"So, maybe on my back?" he suggested, worrying his lower lip between his teeth. He wasn't exactly sure how that would work (he knew the basics but newness meant nervousness) but he didn't want to fall into a boring routine. "Do you want to try that?"