There is something to marvel about when one considers the different qualities of touch: it can be harsh or reassuring, hard or soft, sweet or evil. The simple act of touch can take people to places they've never been or to places they wish they'd never been.

Or to places they can't get enough of and yearn to return to time and time again.

Bill lies back, eyes closed, and it's all about touch. The sense of touch. That soft, reassuring, sweet kind that makes his breath catch in his throat.

Ameera. Imra'a kaamil.