( kimberly understands this kind of answer just fine. his mouth is warm and sure as it presses against hers in a kiss that's not as timid as she might have expected; no, it's a kiss from someone who wants, but not quite bad enough to take it. she likes that. it's the fine line between assured and cocky, but he straddles it well.
(related thought: she'd like to straddle him well. a little. maybe more than a little.)
his fingertips keep her chin tipped up towards him, not that she needs very much in the way of encouragement, and that hand splayed out over the back of his neck curls in, pulls her into him enough that she's resting on tiptoes to meet him. a soft laugh escapes her in the first exhale as they separate, but the sound is quickly muffled as she closes the gap between them again, rewarding his bravery with returned affection.
kimberly loses track after that. how many times they part and come back together, how many soft exhales punctuate the lingering sweetness that seems to define the moment. but it isn't the numbers that matter. when they finally part long enough for her to drop back down to the ground, she's smiling, soft and pleased — that's what matters. )
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(related thought: she'd like to straddle him well. a little. maybe more than a little.)
his fingertips keep her chin tipped up towards him, not that she needs very much in the way of encouragement, and that hand splayed out over the back of his neck curls in, pulls her into him enough that she's resting on tiptoes to meet him. a soft laugh escapes her in the first exhale as they separate, but the sound is quickly muffled as she closes the gap between them again, rewarding his bravery with returned affection.
kimberly loses track after that. how many times they part and come back together, how many soft exhales punctuate the lingering sweetness that seems to define the moment. but it isn't the numbers that matter. when they finally part long enough for her to drop back down to the ground, she's smiling, soft and pleased — that's what matters. )