***Will***
I fill a pint glass with chilled water from the jug in the fridge and down it in one go, appreciating the chilling effect on the way down.
I needed it.
What just took place upstairs was hot and it had nothing to do with the fire Ella had ignited in the log burner. It was the fire she had ignited inside of me and on today of all days. I usually had better control than that, but not since midnight had come around...
"Will? Are you okay?" I hear Ella ask quietly from behind me. I turned around, seeing her standing there looking at me with concern. Her chest and cheeks are flushed, her lips rosy and swollen; she looks radiant, and she looks like she more than enjoyed our heated kiss. I look at her fondly with my head tilted to the side.
"I'm more than okay, Ella. I never drea
