"What's that? Undressing you completely?" he asked in a low drawl, because truly he was quite sure that was exactly what it was doing. How he had managed not to insist upon getting the rest of her clothes off already was beyond him.
And that look on her face. He hadn't expected to see disgust or pity - not on Marian's face, certainly not - but he was even more surprised by the genuine lust he could see deep in those beautiful eyes.
His breathing was shallow, his heart fluttering away in excitement as she popped open the next two buttons. He didn't need to be told twice, in fact it was barely a second that had passed before he was doing exactly as he was told and lifting his hips once more to let her free him from his underwear.