Sebastian sees Prudence leaning back in the chair, her eyes closed, and worries that he hurt her. He wants her now, but he doesn't feel worthy to touch her. Also, he's “afraid to see her reaction, but too cowardly to hide from it.” What? Too cowardly to hide? That does not make sense to me. Whatever. Turns out that Prudence totally dug that and she's fine with sleeping next to him. Prudence, there's more. More?!
Then he, finally, peels her like an orange. He asks with his eyes if he can take off her shift. She agrees with her eyes. Then they have a complex discussion about the meaning of life and the reasons for war...with their eyes. Anyway, after Sebastian takes off her shift, he can't breathe for a moment. She's...too...pretty!
So they start making out and Prudence grabs his chest hair. He moves her hand down to his crotch and she's confused about what this strange hardness is. Oh wow. I know they didn't have health class back in the day, but you'd figure she'd learn about this somehow. He does a great job of explaining too. “It is for you, all for you, Prudence.” Thanks, Ravenclaw. That really explains everything. Then comes my favorite sentence in the entire book:
“With my body I...will worship you.”
Excuse me for a moment. I have to laugh uncontrollably. Again. I did the first time I read that, too. All right. I think it's the ellipses that really makes that sentence great/terrible. Greatly terrible? Greaterrible? Anyway, Ravenclaw takes off his pants (finally! She's been naked for how long now?) and they both get in the bed. All right, I can understand that Mrs. Simmons would write about Ravenclaw sucking on her boob. It's a romance novel, I get it. Could she use a word other than “suckle”? Please? It's just a little creepy with the connotations of breastfeeding.
Oh, also. There is fingering in Wolfinger. I feel like this metaphor has been well used now. I've kind of been waiting for this the entire book. Just sayin'. Anyway, popping Prudence's cherry didn't really hurt her and life is just swell.
Prudence wakes up the next day and remembers what they've done. She gets up to pee, but feels a bit self-conscious about being naked. Then she realizes that she should feel awful about what they've done. Have I mentioned that she's a rebel? 'Cause she totally doesn't care. She's had sex and she feels great, damn it! She looks at Sebastian and decides that he's “utterly wonderful” and made of gumdrops and unicorn's breath. Then she realizes he's looking at her too. So she leans over and kisses him.
Sebastian climbs out of the tower on a rope made of sheets. Mrs. Worth climbs the stairs to let Prudence out and take her to a bath. Also, Sebastian will take care of the sheet-rope. Hooray, no one else can see the stains Prudence left! Also, it's totes possible that Sebastian won't want her anymore. Sadness
Prudence takes her bath and then hears a door open. It's Sebastian. He asks if he can join her in her bath. She says yes. They briefly mention Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, but then it's time to have sex again. Oh, sorry. I almost forgot. They both brought each other to life! Isn't it sweet and romantic and made of awesome?
Never mind that Frankenstein was cobbled together out of bits of dead people and was looked upon as a monster by everyone who could see him, so not a very good metaphor for their life-renewing love. Also, never mind the pony. I give up.
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