Joan really likes to come with him as well, sharing in that bliss, bodies and hearts entwined. The dynamic is one of the things that is so different from sex with "exercise partners." The pleasure of her partners mattered to Joan, but only out of a sense of fairness, a desire that both she and the partner got what they wanted and needed out of the encounter. With Ted, his pleasure is her pleasure, and vice versa. They take such joy in each other, and wanting to come together isn't only a question of fairness, it's a question of love.

Joan settles a hand on Ted's shoulder, and hums with pleasure as he touches her, the hum becoming a soft moan as he massages her breast.

Then he pinches her nipple and she gasps, her hand tightening on his shoulder and her hips pressing up hard against him for a moment.