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“Fuck,” Gabriel said.

“That’s the goal.” I grinned and worked on his shirt. I’d seen him before, but now I could touch all of it. I met his eyes and leaned down, touching his skin with my tongue.

He groaned. “Jade.”

He was so sensitive. He always had been.

I wanted to push every button I could, but he stopped me. “Your turn,” he said, his voice low.

My skin erupted in gooseflesh at the idea of me undressing. When we’d done this before, it was in a dark closet. I could see, but it wasn’t in the light of day like this was.

I didn’t want Gabriel to catch onto any of my hesitancy, so I rolled my eyes. “You’re so determined to make this fair.”

“I’m determined to see your tits. Fairness is just a bonus.” Now his hands were under my top.

I could make fun of him for being sensitive all day, but I knew I was no better. My back arched and I let out an embarrassing moan.

My thoughts broke through my feelings the second he grabbed at the hem of my shirt.

“You know, the years can change a woman’s body.”

As much as I tried to deny it, there was a huge difference between the younger version of me in his mind and the woman I was now.

If I saw disappointment, I might break.

“So?”

“Just a warning.”

His eyes traced over every inch of me. I watched for the judgment I’d grown far too used to.

“In hindsight, I should have worn a better bra,” I muttered. It wouldn’t fix it, but it would help.

“Trust me, I’ve not noticed the fucking bra,” he ground out. “But if you’re worried about it, I can fix that.”

He unhooked it with one movement.

His throat worked. “Holy shit.”

“I don’t need you to tell me they aren’t as perky as they once were. Gravity is a thing⁠—”

“Jade.” He spoke firmly. “If you think for one second I’ll ever say anything negative about you, you’re wrong.”

“But I’m not the same as I once was.”

“Neither am I. You’re still hot as fuck, and I feel like I could come in my pants just from looking at you.”

God. I didn’t realize how much I’d missed this, how much I’d needed him and no one else. “Should we try?”

He hummed. “I have something different in mind, and it involves you taking your pants off.”

I was curious, but I was down for anything as long as it involved his hands on me. I stood and removed the rest of my clothes. When I turned, he was biting his knuckles.

“Your ass,” he moaned.

“Well? How is it in actual light?”

“You have to come here to see what I think.”