Elijah let his fingers stroke slowly over Ric's neck, light and easy and willing the tension away. Yes, he was likely one of the most dangerous people Ric was likely to ever encounter--maybe even moreso than Klaus when you got down to it--but he wasn't going to hurt him.

A lot to say in a tangle of lips and tongues and fingers, but he gave it his best shot. Ric's engagement in the kiss pulled a soft moan out of him, in turn, as he let on hand slip to the small of Ric's back to tug him gently more snugly against him.