Oh that tone. That rumbled practical purr. She shivered visibly, as she sucked in a breath. How was it she was so affected by just his voice? "I firmly believe that were I in your company boredom would not be achieved, no matter the task before me." There were often times when he drifted across her minds eye as she did her sewing.
It didn't travel far when his lips found hers. In fact her fingers pressed closer to the warmth of his chest as they sated that ever growing need to be closer. Until her hand was in the way. Then it crept higher, as he drew her closer. Against the finery of his vest. But the feel of that fabric wasn't what she was after. It was the steady drum of his heart. As her fingers settled just there.
That was until he parted their lips. It was but for a breath, and just enough to do so, but it had her smiling into the kiss. Her eagerness shared it seemed.