When Alex's lips found mine again, it was soft at first like he was asking for permission and seeking confirmation that I still wanted this.
I did. God, I did. My heart was a mess of emotion but my body responded with a certainty that stunned me. I curled my fingers around the back of his neck, pulling him closer, parting my lips and giving him everything he asked for.
The kiss deepened and turned into fire in my mouth within minutes.
It was no longer gentle. Not gentle at all. It was the kind of kiss that stole the air from your lungs, that made the world outside the four walls blur. He tasted like tea and longing, like something familiar that I didn’t know I’d missed until now. His hands were on either side of my face and framing me like I was something precious.
And for the first
