[She cannot help but close her eyes as he leaves a trail of soft kisses in his wake, leaning into him when he reaches her lips and ensuring that one lingers for a few moments before he seeks to collapse. She allows him to pull away just long enough to settle beside her, immediately inching herself closer and rolling onto her side to face him, feeling goosebumps raise as his finger lightly drags against her abdomen.
She realizes that it's worth asking herself if this is the time to talk about such things— they would, very likely, be far more reasonable come morning, although her heart tells her that may not actually be in their favor, that they might talk themselves out of something they could both truly benefit from in the interest of remaining cautious.
She frowns, just briefly, before leaning in to press a soft kiss against the corner of his mouth, surprisingly chaste compared to all they had just done, but no less heartfelt for it. She encircles his waist with one arm, maintaining as many points of contact as she can, her toes lightly brushing against his ankle as she pulls herself flush against him.]
It isn't taking advantage of my goodwill if I want it. I only...
[It sounds so conceited to even think that she could ever even attempt to live up to the standards set by who had come before, and in the end, she wouldn't want to, anyway. She is herself, and going forward, that is the only person she intends to be.]
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She realizes that it's worth asking herself if this is the time to talk about such things— they would, very likely, be far more reasonable come morning, although her heart tells her that may not actually be in their favor, that they might talk themselves out of something they could both truly benefit from in the interest of remaining cautious.
She frowns, just briefly, before leaning in to press a soft kiss against the corner of his mouth, surprisingly chaste compared to all they had just done, but no less heartfelt for it. She encircles his waist with one arm, maintaining as many points of contact as she can, her toes lightly brushing against his ankle as she pulls herself flush against him.]
It isn't taking advantage of my goodwill if I want it. I only...
[It sounds so conceited to even think that she could ever even attempt to live up to the standards set by who had come before, and in the end, she wouldn't want to, anyway. She is herself, and going forward, that is the only person she intends to be.]
I would hate to hurt or disappoint you.