I got greedy and finished the essay. Yay. That was the crappiest good piece of writing I've strung together in a long time. Good morning! [end sarcasm]

“For an answer, he thrust a hand inside the loosened front of her blouse, lightly brushing her warm skin. The sensation was devastating. It was breathtaking, such a deep surge of passion from the mere touch of his fingers. Again her resistance crumbled as her arms went helplessly around his neck. Yearning drove her to get closer and closer, yet, as he pressed her savagely against his body, alarm bells began ringing in Gay’s mind. ‘Please,” she murmured distractedly, as he lowered his mouth to her breasts, ‘Luke, you’d better stop.’ (85)”

“’I’m sorry if you got more than you bargained for,’ he said indifferently, ‘but it was nothing more than a kiss.’ ‘It was hateful!’ Her voice caught on a sob as she glared at him. ‘You’re sure?’ ‘Stop taunting me!’ She brushed a tear from her eye, desperately trying to hide it. ‘Wasn’t it as much your fault?’ he asked derisively, his glance going from her damp cheeks to her torn nightdress. ‘You taunted me with that. I’ll replace it, of course, but the next time come decently attired.’ (74)”

“Luke muttered something thickly and went on kissing her. She tried to push him away, but her mind, as on other occasions, refused to co-operate with her body. He must have been aware as she was of the deep flow of passion between them, because she could feel the rapid thud of his heart, his increasingly difficult breathing, He must be as conscious of the dangerous rise of desire, welding them together, rapidly becoming unmanageable. (156)”

“And, as his head dropped and the light pressure of his mouth on her made her quiver, she doubted if she really wanted to fight him at all. Her traitorous heart beat violently, but it was only when he turned her completely into his arms and began kissing her forcefully that she stirred uneasily. He crushed her mouth with deep, drugging kisses, demanding and receiving an increasing response. Then his breath was rasping in his throat, his desire no longer gentle. (124)”

Look at all that crap I had to go through and deal with the last three days. Now I have to wake up early (I'll give myself 5 hours sleep) and put together some "working notes" (where the essay was supposed to come from, haha).