As Penelope kissed him again, he sank into her lips. He ran a hand along her supple waist, pressing in to be as close to her as he could while excited by the thought that soon they would be closer still. When she pulled back to tell him she loved him too, he smiled, savoring the sound of her words. Every time she said them, he felt like the luckiest man in the world. There had been a time when he thought no woman ever would, but that was over now. Penelope had broken down the wall around his heart, and he couldn’t have been happier.

“Let me show you just how much I love you,” he murmured seductively into her ear. Pressing a few more kisses to her neck, he began to work his way slowly down to her chest. He lingered there for a bit before he continued lower, tracing his hands along the outsides of her legs. Being sensitive to her responses, he moved to different parts of her body with his mouth and his fingers, pleasuring her until he could tell she was ready for more.

His heart fluttered with excitement as he climbed on top of her again. Knowing it was her first time, he took her hands lovingly in his and met her lips, being gentle in the midst of his passion as their bodies moved together as one…

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Crow held Penelope in his arms, her back to his chest and his cheek pressed against hers. It had been so long since he had last slept with someone, but he was glad she was the one he had been waiting for. He ran his hand down the length of her side, trailing over the curves of her bare body. It was hard for him to believe he had just been with such a beautiful woman. She seemed so unreal… although perhaps that was just because of how dazed he was.

He pulled her closer, letting out his breath in a soft exhale and kissing her on the cheek. “So,” he smiled absently. “Did I meet your expectations?”