Her soft confession spears right through him, followed by a swell of tenderness. Bucky kisses her again, deep and seeking, as he runs his hand up to cup her breast. He tweaks her nipple, teasing her, and trails his fingers down across the softness of her belly, then further, to the delicate skin of her inner thigh, where he traces light circles before he strokes his fingers gently over the warmth at her center.