Okay, there had been at least one night when some good-natured teasing between her and Stephen had turned into a surprisingly sexy contest. But that probably didn't count, because their full attention was on, not each other, but the man helplessly panting fragments of both of their names in the middle.

Oh, the mental image... That was absolutely lovely and made me happy. And personally I'm with those who see it as c!Stephen who's matured a bit but I could get behind both interpretations.