*WARNING !!! This chapter may contain SEXUAL content *
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The air in the room, once casual and light, grew thick and charged. With a deliberate slowness that was both defiant and mesmerizing, Melissa began to undress. Each article of clothing was a punctuation mark in a sentence Jay couldn't quite comprehend. The soft rustle of fabric, the click of a button, and then silence as the last piece pooled at her feet. She stood before him, utterly unclothed, her skin glowing in the ambient light.