Chapter 21
Dori
The moment Xavier told me to wait, my stomach tightened with dread…anticipation…and a hoard of other exhilarating yet terrifying emotions. I looked up as the back of his hand barely grazed my leg, and the look in his eyes told me everything.
This was it.
The excitement and worry mounted as he took hold of my towel and started to tug it ever so gently away from me.
But I tightened my grip on it, resisting. If he really wanted us to go somewhere that we couldn’t come back from, he needed to be sure.
Pausing, he squinted at me in question.
“What’re you doing?” I asked slowly and cautiously.
His throat worked as he swallowed, and I found myself focusing on the slight, nervous twitch in his lips before he answered, “Deciding that maybe you’re right. One time couldn’t hur
