"And then," she says for Faye's benefit, "since he had gotten all worked up and breathless I teased him about it, to embarrass him even more, saying:"
"'Wow, doing that got you so worked up! I guess you haven't been that close to me for a while!'"
You nod, and then Erica says gleefully:
"He even nodded, just like that, the first time. That's when I really knew I was getting to him!"