Chapter 24
Icouldn’t let her leave. I needed to touch her, but still, she was still trying to make her decisions, and I didn”t want to push her either. And so, for the first time in my life, I did something that I never could have imagined that I would ever do, I sought permission.
“Can I kiss you?” I asked.
She seemed quite stunned at my words, and it was understandable. I was surprised as well, but in the moment, it felt like the right thing to do, and I had learned over the years to trust my own instinct. She didn”t respond. Instead, she seemed to falter slightly, so my hold tightened around her, and then she nodded.
She seemed a bit dazed, and in a way, I understood because as I slanted my head to kiss her, I felt the same way as well.
Her taste felt like coming home and being set on fire all at once. It was sweet and warm yet so fucking sensational that my heart raced.
It had been a long time since I had felt this all-consuming feeling with someone… this being drawn like a moth to a flame.
Once again, I was struck in wonder because what the fuck was it about her. She kissed me as well as though she understood. As though she felt the exact same way I did and couldn”t get enough, and I loved it. We were in a public place. Anyone could walk by at any moment, especially from our party, and this would no doubt immediately ruin our resolution to keep things hidden for the moment. However, I couldn’t care less. I held her tight as my tongue sleeved deeper, drinking her in, sucking on her tongue. It felt so sweetly intimate, and I loved that. That’s the thing about her; I didn’t have to be on my guard. There was something so refreshingly simple and honest about her that I deeply loved and appreciated.
I couldn’t say any of this verbally to her, so of course, I showed her with the way that I kissed her.
Suddenly and unfortunately though, I heard voices. It was upsetting because it startled her. Still, she was reluctant to pull away, but eventually, and as they drew nearer, we had to.
I broke the kiss, but it was much, much harder to catch my breath. And even when I could open my eyes, I couldn’t stop looking at her; there was something here. I felt it with all of my heart, and even though I wanted to ignore it, I don’t know that I could. Perhaps it was a fluke, and if it was, then I at least wanted to find out.
“Tomorrow evening enough time for you to make up your mind and get back to me?” I asked, and she nodded. However, she seemed so dazed that I was sure then if I had asked her where she wanted to fly on brooms, she would have nodded as well. I was amused and felt my heart
throb with affection for how much of a dork she was. So even though I tried to, I couldn’t resist leaning forward and pressing a kiss to her cheek.
Her eyes fluttered shut at it, and when I pulled away, I noticed that she was a bit more clear-headed.
“Tomorrow night?” I asked again, and she nodded. Since it had been agreed upon, I let my hands move down her gorgeous figure, and then I continued on my way.