She nods, tipping her head back farther, trying to remember how to breathe. There is no doubt in her mind that he will be, there hasn't been for a long time. If there had been any doubt, she would never have asked this of him.

Eyes closed, she focuses on the wet heat of his mouth, the weight of his body holding her to the bed, pinning her to this moment. Her hands smooth over his back and up to his neck, half petting, half clinging to him.

Another breath, another kiss, another nibble. Her heart beat quickens. Slowly, surely, her whole world folds down to just this.