He would lean alarmingly and peer into the hazy air, hold out his arms a little, feel the wind fill his spreadeagled body like a sail.

As the tremendous roar of the explosion lifted up into the dark sky, the immense fountain of erupting foam and silt briefly illuminated the terrace, outlining Kerans' spreadeagled form.

When he rose and gazed down at her the open vulnerability of her spreadeagled position resurrected her nervousness, but she found she was excited to be so exposed to him and so helpless to prevent him from using her as he wished.