That was as much as she needed, the smallest reminder that this was still them. It hurt, particularly when she kissed his shoulder and she felt her split lip already swelling. But then the waves hit and nothing at all else mattered. She did what he'd wanted, crying out his name with surprising force. She was surprised she had it in her.

Then she went slack beneath him and shuddered hard. Everything hurt. She didn't regret it, but it hurt. She kissed his shoulder again, then gently worked her way out from under him so she could curl into a ball. "Fucking hell. That was..." She didn't really have words.