[WARNING: ADULT CONTENT]
Yes! Alton thought, doing a mental fist pump at managing to extract that admission from her.
He had thought she would never ask! Still, he had to wonder exactly how far he could push her…
"Delphine, Delphine, you know that won't do, don't you? You're going to have to do much better than that if you want me to put you out of your misery, woman."
"What do you mean?" she asked him plaintively. "You're the one who said we have to stick to the letter of the rules, and I've met them, now you have to uphold your end of the bargain."
He laughed mirthlessly. "I think you've forgotten which of the two of us is lying curled in a little ball on the floor, babydoll."
"Just spell out what you want, man," she said with rising exasperation, as he continued to deny her, even after he had begged him.
"Spell out what I want?" he drawled slowly. "Hmm…" he mused, like he really was considering his options.