and she could barely breathe.
Through it all, his gaze held hers, as if demanding she pay attention, demanding she acknowledge what lie between them. Which she had many times during the long six months that had separated them. This was little more than proof of what she'd long known.
That this was right.
It didn't matter if they were still strangers in so many ways. They had the hours to explore each other, learn about each other. A lifetime of hours, in fact.
His amusement bubbled through her mind, lifting her so high it felt as if they were dancing amongst the stars.
He kissed her then, his mouth as demanding as his body.
His strokes became faster, harder, so that her whole body shuddered with it and it felt as if she would shatter into a thousand pleasured pieces.
He did.
And all she could do was thank God she'd fallen for a man who did what he was told where it mattered most.