Mary nodded and wiped at her eyes. She needed that kind of reassurance from him, that her desires weren't filthy or bad. There was probably still a ways to go, but it was a start.

She urged him to continue the movement of his hand, spreading her legs wider in order to take his fingers even deeper. "I did touch myself and think of you. There were nights when I wanted you so badly that I could hardly stand it. I... I had to relieve the tension."