"You were positively incandescent, Sweetheart-- I could not take my eyes off of you." When Alex approached, Henry found his heart in his throat and with nothing but to watch while he held his breath. The outpouring of relief when A chose to dance with him, to kiss him.

And the world smiled upon him.

He was being undressed by Alex and he did not mind if the tug against cravat was hurried-- fabric slipped to the ground and then they were both naked from the waist up. Oh dear, Alex's chest was even better up close and it was all his-- at least for tonight.

Henry was going to make good use of this opportunity as it were, just in case this was a one-off. His mouth found a shoulder and he was biting and nibbing against skin that was deliciously bronzed-- he trailed tongue and scrapped teeth.