Anything else Beau might have been about to say went right out the window -- and her brain -- at that point, in favor of a soft muffled mmmph sound that had a distinctly pleased undertone to it.

Whenever Karolina pulled back, she'd just see Beau grinning dazedly, her eyes still half closed and looking about as happy as anyone had ever seen her.

Which wasn't overwhelmingly elated, granted, more like a dorky flavor of happy and kind of surprised about it, but still. It was a notable difference.