She makes a slightly strangled sound and laughs, tipping her hips up on reflex as his hand drifts away again.

"Now who's teasing?" she asks, but she loves every second of it, every slow, sweet kiss and deliberate caress. "I feel like I get to learn you all over again," she adds, running her hands over his hair and down along his neck and shoulders.

She's not too keen on the absence part beforehand, but there's a lot to be said for reunions.