He didn't tear his eyes away from her for a moment, watching intently as she took off the last items of clothing she was wearing. As soon as she shifted onto the mattress, he crawled after her, hands sinking into the bed to both her sides as he hovered above her. The way she settled her arms above her head had him smiling warmly, and it took a good deal of self-control to take things slow and not just ravish her right then and there.

Instead he leaned down, kissing her lips, then her neck, lips tracing her shoulder and moving lower to her breasts, while one of his hands brushed across her waist and slowly slid lower to her thigh.