Cooper chuckled softly against Sarah’s thigh and gave it the hint of a nip. “You, ma’am, drove me there.” Onward and upward he nuzzled and kissed, until he was cresting the full curve of her cheek and had to nudge aside fabric to clear his way. “Not that I didn’t enjoy every second of it, now.”<br/><br/>The lingerie looked wonderful on her, but just now it was getting to be a nuisance. Coop gathered up its folds and eased it down and off her, tossing it aside to land atop his discarded shirt. There now. Much better. He caressed each cheek as if he were memorizing her shape by touch, preparing to sculpt her.<em>I wonder if …</em>On second thought, no. They were growing more and more comfortable with each other’s personalities and bodies, true. But it was that very familiarity that let him know that some of the possibilities this situation presented, however much another girl might have enjoyed them, would have been no more to Sarah’s taste than a plate of live beetles.<br/><br/>He took a second to meet Sarah’s gaze and smile into those beautiful eyes of hers, then sank back on his heels and leaned in. Remembering her explosive reaction last time, he decided to ease into it a little more slowly now. First the barest brush of his lips on hers, a light kiss here, another there. His hands settled on her hips as he traced her flesh with the tip of his tongue, pressing just a little more firmly, working in just a little deeper with every circuit.