"He's doing it for you," Gloria whispered into his ear. "He knows how embarrassed you both are, and is choosing to ignore it, rather than make an issue of it and make things worse."
"Thank you," he told her, knowing that she would pick up all the meanings he meant with those two words. He was surprised to see her blush as he projected his emotions to her.
"Thank you, in all the same ways." She gave his cheek a peck, then moved to his ear. "Your mind is a lot stronger than most mortals. I wonder if you could handle me completely letting go? I was half afraid you wouldn't return mentally, but I couldn't risk losing you."
It was Eldon's turn to blush. If she had held back with her power, and things felt that great, he would go mad with bliss if she let her powers free.