If there's anyone I'm willing to push my boundaries with, it's you.

[So they're on the same page there.]

And with you, I wouldn't call it "pushing." [He noses again. As if those gentle touches aren't also intimate. Like everything he's done for Purple isn't intimate in a way. Maybe he'll realize it later.] I trust you, too, after all.

[Okay. Okay. Duval pulls back, albeit reluctantly.]

We can try. Stop the moment it feels weird.

At the very least, the bed is more comfortable.