“Please, don’t go,” Roxie whispered again, her cheeks a rosy red and her brown eyes wide in what looked like fear and … vulnerability. She clutched my hand, intertwining my fingers with hers, and held on tight. “I want you.” Unable to hold myself back, I pulled my hand out of hers and grasped her face, kissing her on those plump pink lips and pushing her against the bedroom door. When she inhaled sharply in surprise, I slipped my tongue into her mouth, needing to taste even more of her. I wanted her sweet flavor burned into my memory forever. I had waited f*****g years for this. Years. She wrapped her arms around my shoulders, tugged at the ends of my black hair, then sucked my bottom lip into her mouth. After she pulled back, she stared up at me with wide, excited eyes and a cute, lop

