"It's one of the best things about me," Victor said, equally inanely, because for all the computerized brain power he had, it wasn't really functioning right now. It had gone off to happily calculate pi or alphabetize things or do whatever databases did when they weren't needed. "How fair I am."

Her skin was warm and soft against his, and she felt both delicate and strong. The rhythm of their heartbeats thudded in his ears.

All there was to do was to kiss her again.