"You will, darling," Aramis promises, lifting his head to kiss Athos' cheek. His fingers tremble as he withdraws them. The three of them have done so much together, and Aramis has perhaps sampled in bodily pleasures most of all, but he has never done this, and he finds himself rather undone by the thought of it.

Aramis casts a questioning look at Porthos over his shoulder. You first? he seems to ask, or will it be easier for Porthos if Aramis is first inside Athos beneath them?