Claude could feel the moment change a little bit, his hand still resting on Ellory's leg, and now hers atop it. It was strange to think about, but he supposed he had enough wine by now to get past the awkwardness of it all. Not that he particularly needed wine, but it did help to dull the senses a little, loosen up the hesitations.

He finished off the small bit left in his glass and set it aside on the nightstand. Claude didn't want either one of them to look back on their wedding night and be disappointed. He then plucked her glass from her hand as well and put it next to his. Once things got started it was easy to continue, to get caught up in the moment, unless she stopped him for whatever reason, he didn't see why they couldn't pull this off tonight.

Readjusting to make things a little easier, he gently skimmed the hand on her leg up her torso and arm, up to her face. He waited just a beat to see her reaction, before he slid his hand back into her hair, angling her face up towards his so he could press his lips to hers. He planned to take it slow, no stranger to the art of seduction, as it were. Plus considering this was her first time, he didn't want to cause any unnecessary discomfort if he could help it.