The moment the words left my mouth I knew what I had to do. Ducking my head down I caught her soft lips up in mine. She stood in my arms not moving but it didn’t bother me. I knew that this was a shock to her. It was a shock to me as well but a welcome one. Aspen felt so good in my arms, so real and warm. I was holding her, actually holding her. And she felt so good in my arms. It made me feel like a man again. Something I hadn’t felt for a long long time. Everything felt more real. Including my need for her. I gripped her tighter, my hands on the small of her back and kissed her deeper. My tongue swiped at her bottom lip tasting it. With a sigh, aspen relaxed against me. Reaching up she wrapped her arms around my neck and pressed her body into mine. The tip of her tongue came

