words floated to the surface of his mind-love you , love you , love you , love the inexhaustible beast in you , in myself , in us , love you-as he felt the weight of laura against his chest , his claws dug deep into the tangled mane of her head , her br**sts hot against him , hot as they 'd been when she was a woman , hotter than the rest of her , and he felt the heat of her sex in that same old way against his leg .