Rachel groaned a little as she opened her mouth against his, welcoming his tongue with her own. Her skin tingled beneath her clothes as he gripped her and she had little time to reflect that whatever else this was, it was feeling good.

Her nails scraped a little across his back as she slid them up and down the broad expanse, pulling him tighter against her. She had wanted oblivion earlier, a way to forget the month, this was better than alcohol.