"Stop thinking," Coraline whispered with a smile against Percy's lips. Touching his face with her hands, she pressed their heads together and just touched him. He was warm, strong, stronger than you thought but such a dork. Her dork. He was hers, all hers and she wasn't going to let him disappear. Not ever. "Percy..."

She tensed a little, sucking in breath as she felt him press against her. Biting her lip, she let out a little soft pained noise and wriggled against him. Touching his face, she looked at him curiously.

"...slowly? Okay?" Coraline asked, taking a breath as she shifted beneath him. It felt weird, not bad just weird and different. She wriggled a bit, just to see.