““He bent his head, bringing his lips near her ear. “Talk of the future confuses you, I know. But I think about it all the time." His hands moved slowly down her bare arms. “When the time is right, when it’s our time, I want to undress you – slowly – in front of the fire. Slowly, one item at a time. I want to roll down your stockings and unlace your corset. I want to slowly take the pins out of your hair and catch the weight of it in my hands. Then I want to learn the feel of every inch of you.””
![“[Annie] “I just wondered … is slowly a good thing?” “Is slowly …” His fingers relaxed and she felt rather than saw his smile. He brushed his fingertips across her lips, then sank back to his pillow. “Oh yes, Annie love. Slowly is a very good thing.” “Oh, my.” quote by Maggie Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/041/maggie-osborne-21015_good-thing_annie-i-just-wondered-is-slowly-a-good-t_711631.jpg)
