Bruce has gotten used to denying himself a lot of things over the years, but never has he felt frustration this acutely before, so strong that it nearly makes his insides twist and ache with how much he wants her right now, how bad he wants to feel her. It's wonderful, yes, but he also knows that he doesn't yet have the control needed to find any sort of release.

One day, he hopes, that'll be different. As slow as they might need to go, he is genuinely trying to build up to more, but he knows that until then, every new step that they take will be a step towards the unknown, and a huge risk too, no matter how careful they are.

Her hands don't direct his anywhere, but they do relax him a little, and his own hand on her thigh moves again, brushing briefly against the tip of his cock before he's pressing his fingers between her legs.