If the mention of their names bothered him, it didn't show. After all, he knew perfectly well that she had had other lovers, and it was, if anything, a reassurance. The only thing that might have concerned him was the mention of Joshua, who he feared might still be a sore spot, but if she didn't mind, then there was no reason for him to. There were some ways in which Roland was a jealous man, but love wasn't one of them.

"I sound surprised," he replied, kissing the top of her head, "because since I began to think what you might look like naked, I've been thinking what you might taste like, too. And any man who didn't take the opportunity to find out seems a fool to me."