Slowing her strokes, Rachel brushed her lips against his before lying her head on his shoulder. "Then I guess I'll just have to wait here until you're ready." She could be patient, too, even if she hated it at the moment. She even managed so close her eyes, feeling the rise and fall of his chest and the sounds of his breathing in her ears.

It wasn't exactly what she wanted at the moment, but the fact that she could be almost completely relaxed with him like this was almost erotic in and of itself.