He stood as the dress pooled on the floor, his arms hanging loosely at his sides as she worked on his buttons. "Worse things in the world than being stuck with the woman I love," Beau said with a warm smile.

"I actually can't think of many things better than this." With that, he took her hand in his to lead her down the hall, happy to finish discarding their clothes in the bedroom. Carrying her would've been his preferred method, but holding her hand would do.