Our lips met—fierce, deep, and trembling with everything we couldn’t say in words. Jesse pulled me closer, like he wanted to merge our souls together. His hands cradled my face as he kissed me again and again, like he needed to be sure I was really his now. I wasn’t even sure when I ended up in his lap, my arms wrapped tightly around his neck, but I didn’t care.
The world outside faded. There was only us.
He rested his forehead against mine, our breaths mingling, eyes locked.
“You have no idea how long I’ve waited to hear you say yes,” he whispered, brushing a kiss across my cheek, then my jaw. “I don’t think I’ve ever wanted anything this much in my life.”
I smiled, my voice still shaky. “You already have me, Jesse. You have me now, baby.”
He kissed me softly again, this time slower,
