"He opened his eyes to see her licking her lips nervously. "I... er... We should remove your banyan. At least the upper portion." If he were a man given to mirth he might've grinned then. She was playing in the flames of his control. Did she not understand her own peril? But her blush had deepened and she was deliciously out of sorts. He simply could not resist- either his own urges or her innocent befuddlement. He spread his arms and said gravely, "Be my guest."