That was so much more than she'd been expecting. His words wrap around her heart and squeeze, her chest getting tight with emotion. He started with things beyond physical, things that matter beyond a moment. It makes his confession about her appearance, her body, slide past her defenses smooth as silk, because she's already lost.

When he kisses her, she's right there with him, on the same level of desperate need. Her arms slip around him, pressing her body up against his. She yields and demands all at once. She wants just as much as he does. She needs...

"Yes..." She says it against his lips, between gasps of air and plunging back in. "...yes Arthur...anything you want."