It's too intense to last, though he tries to hang on to it until the last second. But then the tsunami rolls away and he's left spent, suddenly out of energy, blood pounding in his ears. There's one last kiss pressed to her shoulder and he releases her leg carefully, easing it back down to the ground.

And then he wraps his arms around her middle, holding her against him, breathing against her hair with his eyes closed, trying to come back down.