Tessa.
I was still caught in the softness of his lips when my hands shifted without conscious thought. It wasn't deliberate at first, just a small movement, a slide born from closeness and heat, but my fingers brushed against him, and the change was instant, I could feel the bulge under his shorts.
His entire body stiffened beneath my touch.
It was subtle, almost imperceptible to anyone else, but I felt it. The sharp intake of breath. The way his muscles locked as if he'd been startled by something dangerous and irresistible all at once. My heart skipped, a quiet thrill blooming in my chest before I could reason it away.
I leaned closer until my mouth hovered near his ear, close enough to feel the heat of him. My lips barely brushed his skin as I whispered his name, my voice low, soft, almost breathless. "Robert…Can we go upstairs?" The words left my lips slowly, deliberately. My breath followed them, warm and intimate, ghosting over him in a way that made even me shiver.
