He drew her earlobe between his lips in a soft tug, kissed lower along the side of her throat. He could feel the thud of his heart against his sternum and shifted himself the better to face her. It was something of an awkward position in the bottom of the boat, pressing himself against her partially turned to the side.

Reaching his hand up again, he cupped the back of her head, stubble scratching lightly over her jaw. He found her lips yet again in an insistent kiss and the first light flick of tongue. He trusted she'd let him know if he went too far.