Whispers of Forever, A Nightmare's Gaze

The music played softly in the background as I stood at the foot of my bed, watching Silas sprawled across my sheets. His chest rose and fell with deep breaths, his eyes never leaving mine as I reached behind my back to unclasp my bra.

"You're sure about this?" he asked again, his voice husky with desire.

I let the bra fall to the floor, exposing myself to him fully. The way his eyes darkened sent a thrill through me.

"More sure than I've been about anything in a long time," I answered, my fingers moving to the button of my jeans. "Are you going to just watch, or are you going to help me?"

That was all the invitation he needed. Silas sat up and reached for me, pulling me between his legs. His hands replaced mine at my waistband, deftly undoing the button and zipper before slowly sliding the denim down my thighs.

"You're beautiful," he whispered, his breath warm against my stomach. "So beautiful it hurts to look at you."