"Oof!" Daphne said as she fell on the hardwood floor. "Ow!" as Niles landed on her, his forehead colliding with her collar bone.

"You smell great," he said before lifting his head from her bosom, keeping one sore eye closed because of the impact.

Daphne tried and failed to stifle a giggle. A moment later, both were laughing uncontrollably. Niles managed to get to his feet and helped Daphne to stand. Suddenly, she stopped laughing. Her serious gaze caused Niles to stop as well.

"What?" He said.

Daphne grabbed his hand, grinned, and ran toward her bedroom, nearly dragging Niles along with her, as both started giggling again.

Once in her room, Daphne spun round, threw her arms around Niles's neck and kissed him hungrily. His hands slid down her sides to grasp her hips, pulling her tightly against himself. She drew her hands back, grasping his lapel and trying to slide his jacket off his shoulders, but it wasn't working.

"It's still buttoned," he breathed between kisses.

Daphne finally got the jacket off, letting it fall to the floor, and grasped Niles's belt to unbuckle it.

"Oh dear," he said, taking her hands in his.

"What is it?"

"Um... just one second."

Niles bent over and picked up his jacket, holding it gently as he brushed it off and picked off a few pieces of lint. He draped it ever so gently over the back of the chair at Daphne's dressing table. When he looked at her, she was stood with arms crossed, glaring at him.

"Are you quite finished?"

Niles blushed. "Yes darling... no more interruptions, I promise."

"All right, let's get these trousers off then." Daphne reached for his belt again as she kissed him, nibbling his bottom lip. Meanwhile, Niles slid his hands up the back of Daphne's top, fingering the clasp of her bra.

A few moments later, they realised they were no closer to undressing each other.

"What is wrong with this bloody belt?" Daphne groaned.

"This belt is perfectly normal, unlike your damn bra," Niles complained.

"Oh sod it!" Daphne stepped away from Niles and pulled her top off, threw it across the room, and then did the same with her trousers. Niles followed suit.

When he looked at her again, she was completely naked, and he reached for the bedpost to steady himself. "You are a— you are so — my God, you take my breath away Daphne."

Daphne smiled, relieved that he hadn't called her a goddess or perfect. She was surprised by her own confidence; she was usually very shy when naked. But it was something about his eyes that made everything okay. "No one has ever looked at me like that before," she mused.

Niles stepped toward her. "No one has ever loved you like this before," he said. He placed a hand on her hip, and caressed her breast with the other hand. She closed her eyes, drawing in a deep breath as she slowly wrapped her arms around him, and kissed him deeply.