"'The rabbis are getting suspiciousyou realize, Jesus, that you don't want to piss off the rabbis.'"
As Naomi scolded him, Jesus came slowly toward her.
She stopped talking.
"Naomi."
She felt herself drift -- under that oddly floating feeling that she got whenever he drew close. She felt the top of her head rise and her body follow. The heat of his body as it drew near hers. His breath on her neck when he caught her round the waist. His breath in her ear.
"Naomi."