The next sound that escaped him was dangerously close to a purr, because that quiet gasp was everything he'd been hoping for, and the fact that she was already bracing herself was even better.

One hand slid up along the outside of her thigh and then paused at the edge of her panties, fingers slipping just under the edge of the elastic at her hip, clicking his tongue softly, almost disappointed before murmuring: "These are going to have to go."