"Good," Beth says with a smile, then slips her fingers into his hair and pulls him down toward her for another kiss. She can't imagine changing her mind, not now, not with his weight on her, deliciously heavy. His arms are strong and when she touches him, his skin feels hot.

"I really want to," she says again with a laugh. "I really want you."

It feels good to say that, to not be afraid of it, and she slides her hands down his back, over his hips. Her fingers tuck into the waist of his boxers then, her hands creeping inside, over his ass.