Of course he's only curious. The thought is almost enough to make her laugh when she recognizes the brightness in his eyes that only ever means he's found a new puzzle to solve and to think that it's her that's going to be caught in his laser focus...

"Sit up," she murmurs to him, lifting up just enough to help him move so that he can lean back against the pillows and she can stay straddling his waist. "It's not as deadly as self-destruction and it doesn't hurt."

But more importantly-

"Are you sure you want to touch me? I can do it myself."