Strike couldn't help but smile when he looked at his own fingers locked against Mavi's. Brain whacking orgasm, check. Parang ganoon ang pakiramdam na may ka-holding hands. It's been years or even a decade since the last time he had held a woman's hand. Madalas na sa pagitan ng hita siya nakahawak pero walang feelings, purely monkey business.
Iba pa rin talaga kapag seryoso siya sa babaeng ginugusto niya, mas masarap sa pakiramdam ang mga ganoong pagkakataon kaysa ang lumiligid sila sa kama.
Whether he admits it or not, what he has for Mavi is truly different from what he had for the others, specifically, Beatrice. Sa wakas, nakakuha rin ulit siya ng babaeng seseryosohin niya.
Parehas silang nagpapakiramdaman at parehas din sila ni Mavi na patingin-tingin sa mga kamay nila pero ang pagka
