When her lips meet his, he kisses her back just as deeply, shivering at the taste of sweat lingering at the edges of her mouth. He does not protest when she silently suggests that he lie on his back, though it takes him a few moments before he realizes what she is doing.

He rests his hands firmly on her hips, and looks back steadily into her eyes. A smile is playing at the corners of his lips now, and he gasps a little, every time the sensation of her shifting against him is particularly potent.