Maria leaned her head back against Arthur's chest, closed her eyes, and tried to calm herself by breathing.
"There you go. Just breathe," Arthur gently told her as he brought his hands around her again and laid them flat on her stomach.
He adjusted slightly behind her so that he could bring his lips to her neck, just under her jaw. He started kissing and sucking at her skin, and the fire in Maria's body started to light again.
Maria slowly started to loosen up as Arthur continued to kiss her skin, and when she had calmed down a significant amount, he started to move his hands around her body.
His right hand moved down until it reached her thigh. He placed his hand on the inside of it and lifted her leg as he told her, "Hook this leg up around mine."
