Golden eyebrows arched as Valerie met his gaze, then watched as he threw the papers into the air, they swirled and floated off in different directions. Physical representation of how she felt right then. The feel of his arms relaxed the tension in her back and she leaned against him with a sigh. Brian’s words were comforting but it was the kiss that made her feel safe. Accepted. She tipped her chin up to brush her lips against his jaw, a soft murmur of, “None tonight but earlier I did hear something in the kitchen.” Valerie was grinning despite herself and she twirled to face him but ended up staring at his chest, her lips were tasting his skin before she could stop herself, and with a light scrape of teeth she placed her hands on his hips and pulled back with a groan.

“You are like a magnet, do you know that?” Fingers squeezed the flesh beneath them, released it, just to scratch across his chest and down his arms. “The closer you are the more I want to touch you.”

Valerie drew in a slow breath, let her eyes meet his, “Half of me wants to run out the door because of it, the other half…” The blonde went up on tiptoes to find his ear, she breathed against it warmly for a second before finishing in sultry purr, “Wants me to do things to you until you ache in ways you never knew you could.”