He stays with her, his hands firm over her hips to keep her from arching right off the bed, enjoying her gloriously exuberant enjoyment. Her fall, abrupt and beautiful, is a point for his pride if nothing else - it's always good to know that skills haven't been lost.

Soothingly, he strokes her thighs while waiting for her to relax again, his rhythm slowing, but damn it's hard not to grin like an idiot.