Penelope leaned in as he kissed her again. She felt the fastening come undone and leaned away from the tree to let the clothing fall to the ground as he slipped it off of her. After having been with him once, being bare in front of him didn't feel as strange as it had the first time. The knight was able to ignore the small urge to cover herself as he leaned into her.  As he pulled back, she looked up at him and playfully rolled her eyes as he winked at her. 

She let him guide her hands to the hem of his tunic and slipped the clothing off of him. She kissed him back and allowed him to pull her down to the ground. Her heart hammered in her chest excitedly at his touch as his hands traveled over her body. Now on top, she pressed against him and smiled at his warm words against her ear. She looked at him with a mixture of affection and passion. "Believe it because I only want to be yours." She murmured as she lightly trailed her hand over his chest. 

Penelope leaned down to trail kisses along his jawline and down to his neck. "I love you." She exhaled against his skin. She nearly found excitement in saying those three words again after having gone through so much at the castle and not being able to say them freely with William around.