Kissed him gently at first, but as the seconds passed, that gentleness gave way to desire. The wet, exquisite sound of their kiss, the small hands still at the back of his neck, fingers tangled in his short hair, tugging him forward—it was all sending waves of sensation through him; sensations he had thought he would never feel again, yet now, as he kissed his beautiful, efficient, and highly capable assistant, they stirred to life once more.

Smiling, he pulled back from her exquisite lips, let