Something She Didn't Know

RETH

She laughed at his joke, but neither of them stopped the kissing. By the time he had her pressed down on the furs and was working on the buttons of her blouse, his breath was coming quickly.

He opened her top button, then kissed the skin that was revealed. Opened the next, and laid the flat of his tongue between her breasts with a deep groan.

She had her hands in his hair, gripping him, and her chin back, her neck exposed and so tempting—but he was also about to reach her navel and dip his tongue in that sweet little dip—

"Stop, stop, Reth," she said suddenly, breathlessly.

He stopped immediately and raised his head. Had he hurt her?

She still had her hands in his hair, but she'd raised her head to meet his eyes and she looked… frustrated? Did she want something else. "What's wrong?"