Peggy’s breath hitched a little bit as he held her just right, her skin lighting up. “I promise you.” She nodded, looking into his eyes, “But I’m not going to force this on you, Steve. You’ve got to be ready or it just won’t work.” Her tongue darted out to lick her dry lips and she realised suddenly that she had no idea whether he was ready for this or not. She couldn’t bear it if he felt obligated towards her. “Are you okay with us doing this, even slowly?”