As much as he didn’t want to patronise her by continually checking in, he felt like it was the right thing to do, and she definitely seemed to take it as it was intended. As loving, considerate of her feelings. He knew that her previous experience hadn’t exactly been the most positive.
She said she was okay, and he believed her. He smiled broadly at her, feeling his cheeks flush a little at her request. He gave her a nod, and then he finally slipped off her underwear. Like she had done, he took a moment to actually look at her, and he felt like the luckiest man in the universe. “You really are beautiful, Elle.”