Crow closed his eyes and shuddered at the feeling of Penelope’s warm breath on his ear. He leaned into the grass as she kissed his neck, trailing one hand absently down the length of her back as he melted into her touch. It was so easy for him to lose himself when they were together, to forget about everything else and just be with her in the moment. He could almost believe that they were the only two people in the world when she kissed him.

As she pulled back, he opened his eyes again to look up at her. She was so beautiful with her loving green eyes, her kind smile, and her long hair that fell like a curtain around them. He lifted a hand to caress her cheek as she spoke to him and then met her lips with rivaling passion when she leaned down to kiss him again. Her touch was like fire to him. He wrapped his arms around her back, pulling her closer, and leaned up to nip her ear. “I can’t believe it either,” he breathed, returning her smile. “Yet, somehow, here we are.”

Pressing into her lips once more, he hooked his leg behind hers and gently rolled Penelope over so he was on top of her now. He deepened the kiss, running his hands desirously over her body. His heart raced wildly, and he began to reach for the strings of her dress…

“What the [i]hell[/i] is going on here!?”

The sound of William’s furious voice caused the thief to flinch in surprise. He looked up to see the knight standing at the top of the hill, his face contorted into the most outraged expression he had ever seen. Suddenly realizing he was still on top of Penelope, Crow quickly scrambled to his feet. His mind raced to come up with a possible explanation for their actions, but it was no use. They had been caught in the act.

[i]What is he even doing here? How did he find us?[/i] he stood, wide-eyed and full of questions as William stormed down towards them.

“You bastard!” William snarled at him, cocking his fist back as he marched towards the thief.

Catching on to his intentions, Crow came back to himself and ducked as the knight’s fist flew over his head. He stumbled out of reach in case the man tried to come at him again, his heart pounding in his chest. [i]He thinks I was trying to take advantage of her,[/i] he blinked as the realization struck him.

“W-wait!” he held up his hands as William moved to swing at him again. “This isn’t what it looks like!” Unable to think of a way to convince the hot-headed knight to believe him, he glanced to Penelope in a silent plea for help.