What was left unspoken made her pulse quicken. When she lifted searching fingers to Pat’s chest, she felt the pace of his heart increase to match hers. Tentatively, she flattened her palm, thrilled, relieved, and afraid all at once. Was she ready to take that irrevocable step? The answer was a firm yes, but that didn’t mean she wasn’t worried about the consequences for both of them. Contrary to her earlier, private proclamation, she could not honestly go ahead with a to-hell-with-it attitude. Whatever pleasure they found, there would also be matching heartbreak. This wouldn’t last, no matter how badly she might want it to. The question was, would that pain be worth knowing what it was to give herself to Pat body and heart?
Yes.
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at al
