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She slowly shook her head, but I didn’t accept this. Instead of discussing it further, though, I kissed her. We were oscillating again. She had taken a significant step, but she was too afraid to speak further, so I chose to divert us both.
She wrapped her arms around my neck, responding so beautifully to my kiss. I swiftly lifted her, and she encircled her legs around my waist. I carried us back to the bed, gently placing her down and pulling back slightly to admire her.
“Tell me how far you want this to go,” I said to her.
I desired all of her. I had longed for all of her for so long, and thus far, it seemed that anything I did with her didn’t dredge up the past. It didn’t summon the nightmares or the monsters. Even as I slept beside her, the past didn’t linger. She was such
