"Let me kiss you, then," she whispered.

As his lips gently met hers, Claudia's eyes fluttered shut, her hold on him growing firmer.

Perhaps it was the beer's doing. But Claudia felt a rush, daringly sliding her hand from his waist to his back.

Beneath the smooth fabric of his pajamas, she felt the warmth emanating from Bennett.

She felt that he was unnaturally hot.