Feeling that last bit of resistance, Claude had to pause once more. The gasp coming from his young lover stopped him from proceeding for just a moment. She was so very warm and tight around him, but he never wanted to cause her a moment's pain. He parted his lips from hers, eyes fluttering open to gaze upon her face.<br/><br/>He looked down over their bare, entwined bodies, just barely seeing their union in the shadows between them. His body wanted more, wanted to thrust completely within. But his heart lurched at the idea of upsetting Miranda in any way.<br/><br/>Looking back into her eyes, he silently wordlessly sought her word; either to cease or to finally, completely take her for his own.