Lord, he could make her melt right then and there with words like that. How long had she dreamed of being able to experience this simple act? Other sexual things had been played with and worked around to a decent degree, but there had simply been no decent substitute for having a man's mouth on her most sensitive place. She could scarcely believe that it was finally going to happen, and with someone she loved as much as Steve. It had to be a dream.

But if it was a dream, she sure as hell wasn't ready to wake up yet.

Swallowing thickly, Rogue pulled in a shaking breath, a full-on shiver running through her from where his hands rested. She tried to speak, but the sound that came out wasn't so much a word as it was a whimper. After a second attempt, she managed a slightly strangled, "Permission granted."