And maybe put a bit of a moan into her voice when she replied.
“Ohhhhh, did you seriously just referenceThePiano? Oh my god I just came.”
“Hell yeah I did, because I’m not a jerk who refuses to like movies that aren’t manly enough. I told you already I likedDirty Dancing.ThePianois, like, a hundred times less embarrassing than that.”
“I dunno.DirtyDancingdoesn’t have Harvey Keitel’s penis in it.”
“Hey, I love Harvey Keitel’s peni—wait, let me back that up.”
“No, don’t. Keep going. I might get turned on enough to just strip.”
“In that case, I regularly fantasize about being mounted by him.”
She laughed at that. Loud and long and so good that her arms were no longer folded by the time she was done. Somewhere in the middle of it she had leaned back on her elbows, in an almost relaxed sort of way.
And when he slid across the blanket and lay down beside her, she didn’t flinch.
“This was your evil plan all along, right? Get me laughing until I feel totally comfortable about being nude up here in front of you.”
“You bust me so hard, babe. So hard.”
“But you love it right?”
“Idolove it.”
God he sounded sure about that.
And he looked sure, too.
That little half smile, the hint of a raised eyebrow, the softness in his gaze.
“Okay, I’m going to give you just one boob. I’m warning you though, they’re nowhere near as great as my clothes might make them seem.”
“By clothes do you mean the seventeen layers that disguise your boobs as a woolen shelf?”
“No, by clothes I mean shut up being a smart-ass if you want me to continue.”
Of course the second she’d said it she wanted to take it back.
Now there was just the sound of her own breathing.
And the sound ofhisbreathing, as it got steadily heavier.
“You’ve gone all quiet.”
“I’m trying not to be a smart-ass. You need me to talk?”
“Yes, please. Say words. Fill this eerie silence.”
“Felt kind of less eerie and more intense and sexual to me.”
“To me, too, but I’m trying not to think about that while my elbow is caught in my sweater.”
“Would it help if I did this?”
He leaned over, careful not to disturb the delicate undressing she was still in the middle of. One hand on the side of her face, most of his body still in its own separate space.
And then he just touched his lips to hers.
