The nip gets a pleased gasp. "Well, I can start by how good you are at this," Bel said. Because he knows this is the sort of thing that is a learned skill.

"But it's also how good with people you are. How much you like people. Even the ones who you aren't sleeping with. How easy you make it for me to open up and trust you." Since one hand is on Finnick's shoulder for balance, the other can rest on Finnick's side -- mindful of the gills Bel knows are under Finnick's shirt.