PASCAL I collapsed on top of Kendra as I struggled to catch my breath. Damn, how could one person be so perfect. If I was having doubts about how I was feeling, this annihilated everything. Kendra was the most beautiful, smart, courageous woman I’d ever met and she was in my bed. I was never going to let her go. Not after this. Careful not to crush her, I slid out of my bed, got a wet cloth from the bathroom and returned to clean her up. “You don’t need to do that,” she protested but one look from me and the protest died. I returned the cloth to the bathroom and by the time I came back out, Kendra was already under the covers, and I got in beside her, pulling her to me. “That was…” she started. “Perfect. That was absolutely perfect,” I said and she chuckled. “So much for adhering

