Isabel quietly unzipped her dress, keeping her back turned. She could feel Isaac behind her, moving across the room, undoing his cufflinks one by one. She tried her best not to look, but the sound of his jacket being shrugged off, the low clicks of his watch being set aside, made her heart beat faster.
She reached up to unclip her necklace, but before she could finish, his arms slipped around her waist from behind, pulling her gently against his chest.
She gasped softly, feeling his body press into her back, the heat of his skin seeping through her thin slip. His head dipped slightly, lips grazing just under her ear as his hand spread over her stomach.
"You keep running from me with your eyes," he whispered, voice deep and low. "Why?"
Her breath caught. She could barely form a reply. H
