NICHOLAS
The moment was perfect. The softness of her lips, her silky hair, her soft sighs. Each one undid me in a different kind of way.
I cradled the back of her neck, fingers curling slightly as I deepened the kiss. She answered with a sound that went straight through my chest, and suddenly I wasn’t sure where I ended and she began.
She pulled me closer, knocking something off the counter behind us with a loud clatter. Neither of us flinched. I couldn care less, the outside world was miles away.
I lifted her easily, setting her on the kitchen island in one smooth motion. She gasped softly, her legs instinctively wrapping around my waist, drawing me in. My hands found her hips, tentative at first, then bolder, like they’d finally been granted permission to move where they’d only hove
