LIZZIE WOKE, SMILING at the realization that she was in his arms. He’d kissed her, then pulled away again.
“Lizzie,” Donny said as he cupped her face in his hands, “you deserve sweet, thoughtful, and romantic. I want to give that to you. I want that to be the way it happens for the first time between us.”
She smiled, even as her eyes got misty.
“Okay,” she conceded. “I can wait for that.” She pecked him on the lips and murmured, “I call dibs on the shower,” then climbed over him to get to the doorway first.
Donny chuckled as he watched her go.
Are you kidding me? his libido raged. You just turned down a perfect opportunity to get with her, bro.
No, I didn’t, he snapped back. I want some time to prepare and set up for the perfect moment with her. The right way, for us both. She’s wort
