ah'

ve her lips, I take her

nd I press her gently against the

my hands slide up to her throat, holding her there. Not ha

ils blown, and her lips part

o

sing fast, and for a mome

ever did. The same way he doesn't

g she's no longer his. That she's standing here

kiss her

ike she's been waiting for this too. Her fingers dig into my sho

. It's intoxicating, heady...and I'm re

hands grip her waist, then slide down to her hips, to

, pl

that goes straight through me, se

mur, my lips brushing

kissing down my jaw, her teeth grazing my ski

he whispers, tug

," I rasp, giving

, buttons scatter across the floor. I laugh against her l

aking. Mine's

h and press against her, she moa

cah

f it almost

n. She's bare beneath the thin layer of her bra, and when I take one hard

breathes, clu

hing her, tasting her forev

her lips, voice rough and

nfused. "You h

slower this time. "I w

freezes. Her body g

I know I've p

. "You don't have to. I s

I shouldn't have... done any of t

on't be. I should'v

ghtens her dress, trying not

re she can turn away. "Let me at l

fine,

od," I cut in gently. "That's

arching mine for a long mo

she wh

le a little and squeeze

warm water and too many bath bombs until the scent f

the basket. I'll get some clothes for you. Once you'

mine, soft and un

own shower, letting the water hit

han's wife, but as herself. As

letting her slip aw

-

ants and hoodie. A towel's still wrapped around he

and warm and s

I brea

lies, glancin

obster, potatoes, bread, and sa

I gesture tow

her, watching her eyes

omething inside of me ache. I've seen her starve herself for that bast

w, she looks

of pride that settles in my

r lips, and before I can stop myself, I le

hes. "Th

murmur, unable to

ween us again, quiet

think twice, th

y me,

n halfway to her

Marry me," I repeat, voice low but