You see him looking. You wonder if he's been thinking about you. He has.
From across the room, you invite him to stand closer to you. He does. You sway, almost imperceptibly, tilting from one foot to the other. You feel his chest against your shoulder. The top of your buttock brushes his thigh. Denim through sheer nylon.
At last, he places his fingers on your hip. You lean into his hand. He needs no other signal; he's thought of nothing else. His thumb reaches for the soft crease above your hip; his fingertips trace the bone. His hand seems to flex and relax as you rock, limbering.
With his thumb, he follows the contour of your breast, offering himself. You raise your hand up and reach for back of his head, grasping his nape, then gripping. His wrist rolls over, the back of his hand gliding smoothly over your breast, each knuckle a soft, slow kiss against your nipple.
He knows not to rush. As you grace him with your body, he lingers on every second, stretching time to study your beauty and form as he never dared to imagine. He is transfixed.
You walk to the bedroom. He follows. You go to the bed and lie back, bathed in the red light that fills the room. He lowers himself, one knee and then the other, at your feet. He waits, his eyes held at your thighs. You watch him kneel. His every move is natural but precise, as though in a trance. You have him captivated; primed for the sole purpose of your satisfaction. Beneath his stoic exterior, his every fibre begs it.
You grab a crop of his hair, pulling his head backwards, demanding his eyes meet your gaze as you part your legs. His eyes don't waver, but beneath the deep, steady sighs heaving his chest you notice the palpitations that belie his calm faΓ§ade. He needs you. He aches for you. He yearns, as though life itself were misery and you alone hold the key to happiness.