He is warm behind me, and there is something beautiful in the warmth. A sense of comfort and trust that I haven't known in a lover before. We aren't touching, our bodies are separated by the smallest of spaces. But that space is where the excitement lives, and it is alive with some energy that I can't quite describe. A calm, patient desire for each other. It feels easy, almost inevitable.
I feel his breath, warm on the back of my neck. In and out. And I feel the energy between us shift as he gently places his hand on my upper arm, warm and anticipatory, but maintaining still that comfort and ease. My eyes are closed but I can feel the golden light that spills from the lamps in my apartment, can almost see it dancing through my eyelids. The rug under my bare feet is soft, and my toes push just the slightest bit more firmly to the ground as he plants a kiss on my neck, just under my ear. I lean back, closing the space between our bodies, and his chin grazes the top of my head as I find his hands with mine. His skin is soft against mine where our hands meet, his body is warm against me through the fabric of our clothes. We are so simple like this, without words.
I guide his hands to my button-down shirt and he quietly begins to unbutton it. He moves slowly, with calm, easy breaths. I can feel him growing hard against me, and I press myself closer to him. His exhale catches his voice, a sound of contentment at the closeness stirring in him as his hands undo the last button of my shirt. He wraps his arms around me, finding my hands with his and slowly presses his lips to my neck, and again. His breath is on my skin and his hands let go of mine, gently pulling my shirt by the collar over my shoulders and down my arms until it falls to the ground. I feel his hands move from my wrists where they linger for a moment, to my hips, pulling me gently into him.