She tightened her arms around him, drawing him closer as he fluttered kisses down her collarbone. His hair tickled her neck, and she smiled, darting her tongue out, the barest teasing touch to the shell of his ear.

He was warm, and so close she could feel...was that his heartbeat? She carefully moved her hand, settling it gently against his side, right over where his heart pulsed fast under his skin. Marveling in the difference.