Chapter Thirty-One
Lilah
I haven’t felt this alive before. In his arms, in his presence; I feel this is where I belong. My heart wants to jump out of my chest from joy. I’m in awe of his mind and him as a person.
This is the end of the fifth day. Would it be too soon to tell him how I really feel? Perhaps it is, but it doesn’t stop me from feeling it. I’ll just keep that to myself for now.
Sitting behind him on the stone and being able to hold him gave me a sense of equality and understanding that there is no power play between us. We are equals. The silences we share are as wonderful as the times we speak, and the times we kiss are magical. It feels like we’re two magnets, always drawn to connect.
He slides me over because I really have to stand up, and we walk back to the hotel. Ins
