If he had been worried she might protest, or seem – reluctant, or – have thought better of all this now she was left entirely alone with him, her closeness and her arms about his shoulders said otherwise.
They had never been this close, not even that day in the rain, and he still wanted to draw her closer, but if he tried to pull her any further she’d be lifted off her feet entirely – and he was still a little too impatient, and there was still the issue of too many clothes. He freed his hands for long enough to finish pulling off his waistcoat – with a slight mental wince at having to toss it aside without deliberately hanging it somewhere – but rather than start on his shirt he returned his hands to Caroline, roaming over her body as he kissed her again. At first this was a thrill; and then he started fiddling with the buttons and found those must be deceptively decorative because he was making no progress at undressing her, and eventually he had to pull back with a furrowed brow and a frown. “Caroline,” he murmured, a note of frustration in his voice, “how –”
They had never been this close, not even that day in the rain, and he still wanted to draw her closer, but if he tried to pull her any further she’d be lifted off her feet entirely – and he was still a little too impatient, and there was still the issue of too many clothes. He freed his hands for long enough to finish pulling off his waistcoat – with a slight mental wince at having to toss it aside without deliberately hanging it somewhere – but rather than start on his shirt he returned his hands to Caroline, roaming over her body as he kissed her again. At first this was a thrill; and then he started fiddling with the buttons and found those must be deceptively decorative because he was making no progress at undressing her, and eventually he had to pull back with a furrowed brow and a frown. “Caroline,” he murmured, a note of frustration in his voice, “how –”
