Closer Than Before

"We've been closer than this before. What's there to be shy about now? Hmm?"

He reached out and drew her into his embrace, a knowing smile playing on his lips.

"Hey—"

She placed her hands between them, keeping a buffer, her head lowered, not daring to meet his gaze.

At that moment, even her breathing was unsteady.

His low, rough voice was like a slow-acting intoxicant seeping into her senses.

"Do