“Hey!” she protested.

He smiled as he started stripping off her clothes. He fumbled slightly with her bra. “Sorry,” he muttered.

“Don’t be. Stupid thing. I always have trouble operating it. I’m thinking of getting rid of them all.”

“Good plan,” he said as he finally undid it.

“Yeah, it’s not like I have anything to support anyway.”

He narrowed his gaze as he glared down at her. “That sounded like you were putting yourself down.”

Her eyes widened. “Who me? Nope. I’ve learned my lesson.”

“I’m not so sure you have. Perhaps you need to write some lines about not putting yourself down.”

She shook her head. “No, no, no. Please.”

“Hmm. Remind me later. For now.” He stripped off the rest of her clothes. He took the time to fold each piece of her clothing carefully, setting it aside on an armchair.

He was so sweet.

Then he stood and simply stared at her.

“Do you like what you see?” she asked. She’d meant for the question to sound sassy, but instead it came off breathy and unsure.

"Darling girl, there is no way you could possibly be more perfect.”

Wow.

Just wow.

“Right back at you,” she said.

“But I haven’t even taken my clothes off.”

“You don’t have to,” she told him. “You’re already perfect in every way.”

“My family never thought that.”

“Your family are dicks who don’t deserve you,” she told him bluntly.

“Tell me how you really feel, darling,” he crooned.

“Your family are dicks who don’t deserve you,” she repeated.

He grinned. “Lie back on the bed. Let me look at you.”

She did as bid and he stood at the end of the bed, staring down at her.

“So beautiful.”

Roman stripped off his pants and then started working on the buttons of his shirt. Even when he was working from home, he dressed like he was going into an office.

“That’s so sexy,” she told him.

His eyebrows rose in surprise. “What is?”

“You taking off your shirt. So sexy.”