He wasn't sure if the pounding he could hear was her heart against his palm or his own hammering away in his ears. He kissed up her neck, across her cheek, pulling away when he felt and heard her tugging her undergarments down her legs, one hand dropping low and sliding across her stomach to curl around her hip, thumb brushing across the skin.

Reluctantly he pulled away, his hands moving to his own waist instead, and kicking his shoes off, he made quick work of the rest of his clothes too, nudging them aside on the floor with a foot until he was completely naked in front of her.