"You always do," Annie whispered, pulling one hand out of his hair just to soothingly trace her fingertips gently down his back as she exhaled a careful, slow breath. She needed to stay close and connected and with him, and for right this moment, it was enough to just breathe together.

Breathe and turn her head to press a kiss to the side of his head. She would need to move soon -- she'd actually broken out in goosebumps, probably due equally to sensation and anticipation -- but she was more than happy to take it slow.

You only got to have we-just-got-engaged sex once, right? (Well. Ideally, anyway.)