He stroked and teased and a sweet pressure tightened low in her belly. “Then it’s settled. You’re not working tonight.” For emphasis, he slid his finger into her slowly, tantalizingly, stirring every nerve to vibrant awareness until he was as deep as he could go, and then he withdrew at the same leisurely pace. Advance, retreat, until her heart pounded so hard and her breath came so fast, she thought she would hyperventilate. She was close. So close... “Not yet,” he murmured, withdrawing his hand before dropping to his knees in front of her. He touched his mouth to her navel, dipped his tongue inside and slid his hands around to cup her bottom for a long moment before moving his mouth lower. His tongue dipped under the waistband of her panties. He licked her bare flesh before drawing back to drag his mouth over her lace-covered mound.