John let out a quiet growl as her fingers tugged on his hair. In that moment, the kiss shifted from thorough and slow and exploratory, to heated and passionate and fierce. He tilted his head, using the hand on her lower back to tug her into his body, pressing her close to him. The decrease in space between them caused an immediate increase in palpable heat. His lungs burned, and his head felt a little fuzzy when he finally pulled back for a moment. Using the hand he had on her neck, he lifted her hair away and bent forward, planting his mouth on the point where her neck met her shoulder. He worked his way up to just under her ear.
He needed more of her. Now. And the awkward, facing each other angle was preventing that. Moving both hands to her waist, he lifted her up and set her in his lap, wrapping both arms around her middle and shifting his legs a little further apart.