I got to the studio just after nine. I'd barely gotten any sleep last night. My lips felt swollen, and I was still smiling like an i***t. Last night seemed to have jolted something loose in him. This morning, right after I'd come downstairs and before I even had time to say good morning, Ashton shoved me against the hallway wall and kissed me like we were trying to break a record. Thirty minutes. I counted. By minute twenty-two, my knees were gone. By minute twenty-eight, my vision blacked out for a second. I nearly passed out in his arms and he still didn't stop until I shoved him away. After breakfast, I tried sneaking out. He caught me at the door, pressed me against it, and spent ten more minutes recreating the pleasantly numbing sensation. Apparently, M

