[ An exercise in obedience for the moment, mostly, though perhaps some other time it will be more than simply that. For right now, it's not enough. Not enough for either of them, she suspects, and she can feel his impatience under his skin, see it in that curbed half glance back. She waits until he's up and then moves back to face him, her hand trailing over his skin with her half circle until it's on his chest, and then she takes it off and takes a step back. ]
Take off your pants and lie down on the bed. [ Still quiet, like some part of her is convinced she can break this moment by pushing too hard, but there's a confidence and surety to it regardless. This is a balance, and the more they work at achieving it, the more they push and pull at each other, the more relief she feels. ]
that was an entirely dignified and polite way of pointing out that you were still being inaccurate
Take off your pants and lie down on the bed. [ Still quiet, like some part of her is convinced she can break this moment by pushing too hard, but there's a confidence and surety to it regardless. This is a balance, and the more they work at achieving it, the more they push and pull at each other, the more relief she feels. ]