Only Her Touch
"I've spent three weeks wanting exactly this, wanting you. All of you, not just the careful, guarded pieces you've let the world see."
Something broke open in his expression at that, raw and unguarded, and the careful slowness between them gave way at last to something more urgent, more certain, both of them finally, fully choosing each other without hesitation or fear standing between them anymore. His hands found the delicate clasps of her dress with careful, reverent patience, and she helped him with trembling fingers of her own, the last of the night's formality falling away piece by piece until there was nothing left between them but warmth, and trust, and many years of touch finally, c