"Fine." The tip of her tongue was caught between her teeth as she frowned in concentration.

Simon felt his shaft stir at the thought of all the more sensuous uses the moistness of that tongue could be put to. "Or alternatively I could lie naked on the bed and wait for you to join me?" he said huskily.

"Fine." Her eyes had a faraway look as she continued to sketch in her pad.

"Or maybe swing naked from the chandelier?" he added with amusement.

"What did you say?" She looked up sharply, her ...