The first couple of times, they'd been awkward, testing the waters, so to speak. This time, Naomi was still nervous, but better prepared, and it was easier to respond to him with an intensity that matched his.

She reached out blindly, cupping her hand around his neck and pulling him closer. They had a week. If he was going to lose the sense of human touch afterwards, the decent thing to do would be to allow him to experience as much of it as he could while he could.