He pulls his face back, just enough to rest his forehead on mine. We are out of breath like we ran 20 miles or more. Jesus, this man is something else. Are kisses supposed to feel this consuming? Ash takes my face into his hands and creases the apples of my cheeks. My eyes flutter open to see him solely focused on me. "I would really like to get to know you better. Sam, I'm sorry our first experiences together were less than normal. And I'm sorry if anything I said before in the bathroom gave you the wrong impression. I was simply letting your friends know that my intentions toward you have not changed. You seem like a very sweet person, and I don't want to pressure you into anything you don't want. But I need to be clear when I say I have never wanted a woman as badly as I want you. And

