Krem laughed a little and took the lift of her hips as a sign that he ought not sacrifice Adaline's underwear to potential stains. He pealed them off and cast them aside, spreading her legs gently once she was fully nude.

Then, he took the bottle and began to drizzle the chocolate sauce across her skin. It slicked across her throat, the top of her breasts, gently down her stomach to pool at her naval. He made sure some of it dripped across the small, hard peaks of her nipples, enough to give cautious little drops.

He picked up the strawberries and placed the cut chunks deliberately across her skin--the bend of her collarbone, the top of each breast, balanced just above her nipples with a stern "Don't let them fall."