`` as hot as it was between us last night , i intend to slow things down a bit tonight . `` why do you think i signed up for a full year in advance ? '' he just looked tired and confused , but okay . `` i know , '' he returned with a defeated breath . it was a king 's neck , after all . he looked frozen in his thin shirt with only his mittens , hat , and scarf between him and the snow . i had to find ace and my phone . 