Alexander pushes off the two thin straps that held my dress up and the heavy silk pools right around my feet. Our kiss doesn't break and despite my nakedness, I didn't feel too insecure. He allows me to push off the shirt he was wearing, which falls forgotten on the floor, while he step towards the bed. When the back of my thighs hit the bed frame, he guides me to sit down, while he kneels on the floor and carefully undoes the barrette of my shoes before removing them with incredible gentleness I have never expected him to be capable of. My heart skips a beat and I look away, trying my best not to swoon just because he took off my shoes. A moment after, his lips press against the shin bone and his hand brushes up my calf, all the way to the back of my knee, where his kisses stop slowly. w

