She didn’t miss the way his hands trembled fleetingly as he began to undress her. The skirt went first. Then, his hands moved up her arms, grazing her slowly as he removed the ribbon around her neck. She turned around until she was facing him, and he moved to remove her bodice. However, in the process of unhooking the multitude of tiny hooks that held it in place, he gradually shed his self-consciousness, and the task became more comfortable. With the last hook finally undone, Jamie expressed a triumphant "Ha!" and Claire couldn’t stop the giggle that bubbled out of her.