"Someday, Ez, you're going to have to learn that I can take it a lot harder than you think," Kathy said, turning her head to nip at the inside of his wrist. She gave him a wicked smile. "Tempted to go back and keep going until you really pull me off."

Honestly, though, it was the ragged note in his voice that had convinced her to obey, rather than the slight tug in her hair.