Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, their breathing slowed, and Luke collapsed beside her, pulling her into his arms once again. They lay there in the quiet; the only sound the rhythmic creaking of the bed as they shifted positions to get comfortable. Gretchen laid her head upon his chest and listened to the steady thump of his heart beneath her ear.
"Wow," Gretchen rasped finally, her voice hoarse.
Luke chuckled, his head rising so he could look up at her. "Yeah, wow." He tenderly brushed the hair from her face as "I knew you'd be good, but you were even better than I expected!"
"Thank you," Gretchen managed to stammer, her voice slightly shaking as it finally hit her what they had just done. The lovers lay amongst the tangled sheets, intertwined with each other on the messed-
