"Mm," Edgeworth agreed. "Just one of the many benefits of maintaining a certain reputation." At the nightmare's first, intimate touch, Edgeworth hesitated to respond. Their relationship was still relatively new. For that matter, relationships in general were an entirely unfamiliar experience for Edgeworth, and several months still hadn't been able to purge him of all of his skittishness.

Eventually he did lean back into the embrace, allowing the Corinthian to hold him close for a short while before pulling away. Throwing an inviting smirk over his shoulder, he stopped beside the bed and continued the methodical ritual of removing layers of formal clothing.