In for a penny, in for a pound.
Bill was pretty sure they said that where Alison came from, but he didn't dare to speak just then, especially to say something that might make the young girl laugh at him.
But you could follow an aphorism without voicing it.
With a slow, smooth pull, the bow knot below her shoulder blades came loose.
Letting the two strings drop to either side of Alison, Bill's hands glided up along her back, toward the nape of her neck.
Bill was pretty sure they said that where Alison came from, but he didn't dare to speak just then, especially to say something that might make the young girl laugh at him.
But you could follow an aphorism without voicing it.
With a slow, smooth pull, the bow knot below her shoulder blades came loose.
Letting the two strings drop to either side of Alison, Bill's hands glided up along her back, toward the nape of her neck.