Sam knew that Cassie would be able to feel the tremble in his muscles as she oh so casually mentioned that he could take off her shirt as well. It wasn't mostly from excitement either, but from a nervous anticipation that he couldn't shake.

"Your touch, it's- it feels amazing," Sam said, nuzzling at her neck before he slowly started to pull her shirt up. His heart felt like it was pounding out of his chest, the pulse almost deafening in his ears.

This was more than just progressing physically, this was a huge display of trust between them, more so for Cassie. Sam didn't want to betray that trust either.

"But just so you know, the more of your skin that's exposed, the less my brain can focus on other things. So only let your shirt get removed if you're ready for me to really focus on those areas."