Okay. [ And that's all he needs, that out-loud reassurance, because he trusts her enough to be honest with him and he knows she trusts him enough not to take this in a direction she isn't comfortable with — but he also doesn't have any intention of this being anything but dedicated to her and what she needs, what she wants to experience, what he can hopefully give her.
It's not as though he isn't getting something out of it, the scent of her skin filling his nose, the softness of her throat beneath his mouth, the way her waist feels beneath his hands and after a beat he's walking them over to the cot itself, sitting down first and then gently drawing her down to sit in his lap. ]
You might, uh — [ He chuckles, trying not to sound nervous, but his fingers pluck around the edges of her clothes and he kisses her again almost to center himself, guiding his palm against her jaw, his thumb caressing the apple of her cheek. ] You might have to help me with some of this. [ Getting around it, or beneath it, or even taking it off if she's comfortable enough to; his arms retreat from her so he can take the lead on some of it, reach behind his own back to pinch the fabric of his shirt and secure a grip to tug it up over his head. He'll be the only one naked here, if it helps. ]
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It's not as though he isn't getting something out of it, the scent of her skin filling his nose, the softness of her throat beneath his mouth, the way her waist feels beneath his hands and after a beat he's walking them over to the cot itself, sitting down first and then gently drawing her down to sit in his lap. ]
You might, uh — [ He chuckles, trying not to sound nervous, but his fingers pluck around the edges of her clothes and he kisses her again almost to center himself, guiding his palm against her jaw, his thumb caressing the apple of her cheek. ] You might have to help me with some of this. [ Getting around it, or beneath it, or even taking it off if she's comfortable enough to; his arms retreat from her so he can take the lead on some of it, reach behind his own back to pinch the fabric of his shirt and secure a grip to tug it up over his head. He'll be the only one naked here, if it helps. ]