He wanted to ask, Carlos thought, what was wrong. Something clearly was. But then, they knew each other very little so far for all that Gael had promised he was a wonderful friend, and Gael naked under him wasn't exactly the time for a heart to heart. "I don't think shy has ever applied to you, corazón," he said as his hands loosened slightly and slid further down Gael's arms. "Maybe when you were four." Maybe.

He laughed, though, as he leaned back. "Well, help me with that," he said as he reached up to unbutton his shirt. "Unless you're expecting the same striptease you gave me. I'm not nearly as flexible."