She didn't even try to stop the quiet moans that emerged as he spread the oil to ensure her comfort, or the shiver at that careful bite at her shoulder. And when she felt him against her, so close but nowhere near where she needed him, she gave in and let it be known just how desperate she was to have him.

"Please, commander," she begged in a voice that had an almost keening quality to it. "I need you inside me."