No, she could not be any closer. Any closer and she may hurt him. And then game how thin her nightdress is. She already found it hard enough fighting those feelings without having him that close again. His reassurance that nothing was wrong had her both wanting to pull away and beg him to never let her go. His sweet lips against her throat was almost too much and when he released her she had no choice but to sit up a little more though kept her hand in his hold. She wondered if her internal struggle to keep her lust at bay was obvious to him.
"You protect me everywhere."
But she would not risk herself, even unintentionally, whilst he found himself like this. His rest must be undisturbed. Besides, she had to remain unharmed if they were to wed. Without realising, her free hand lifted to the ring just briefly and then fell once more.