Nicholas’s words struck me straight through the heart. The wrapped around me like the warmest blanket, heating me even more than Nicholas’s hot body had done. I was so very enraptured, that the only thing I could think to do, was lean forward and press my lips to his. He tilted his head for a better angle, and then returned the kiss full-heartedly. Yet, despite the deep feeling between us, we kept the kiss light and gentle. IT was more a bind of our hearts than of our bodies. At least, until we pulled away and I realized our position. We were both naked. I was essentially in Nicholas’s lap, though it was more like I was draped atop of him. We were alone, the only two people on this entire island. The fire crackled. The rain pelted the trees and the leaves. Yet the sound of my h

