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Marley squeals happily, then from the grass, starts directing us. “Okay, Andrew, I want you to angle your body a little bit more to the right. Great, now Josie, face him, but make sure you’re still turned toward me. Perfect! Ugh, you guys are so perfect for this.” Andrew has his arms looped around my hips, while I’m on my tiptoes, my arms wrapped around his shoulders. The camera starts clicking, and in this position, I get an even closer look into his eyes. There are beautiful flecks of gold around his pupil, reminiscent of gold leaves.
I’m about to say as much, when Andrew beats me to it. “You know, you have more gray in your eyes than blue. I didn’t notice that before.” He stares intently at me, and in this moment, I completely forget about Marley, and the fact that we are being photographed.
“Oh, uh, yeah.” I take my hand from his shoulder to tuck my hair behind my ear. An anxious habit. “That’s what my sister always says, but my mom says it’s impossible to have gray eyes.”
“Well, I strongly disagree with your mom.”
I laugh softly, not wanting to break this tension between us. My heart thumps loudly in my chest, and I’m sure if Andrew listened hard enough, he could hear its rapid beat.
“Andrew, can you rest your forehead on hers?” Marley calls, her voice seems so far away, almost muffled from the heavy pounding in my ears.
Andrew nods, then follows her instruction. His forehead touches mine, and our noses touch. If it is even possible, my heart beats even faster. Instead of fists around his neck, my hands turn to putty, one sliding up into his hair, the other resting between his shoulder blades.
“Has anyone ever told you you have an adorably small nose?” Andrew whispers. A laugh bursts from my lips, and my head drops from his forehead to his chest. I can’t stop giggling, because, no, no one has ever told me that before.
“Umm, no,” I continue to laugh. His right hand strays from my hip, up my body to my chin.
With a delicate touch, he lifts my chin so I’m looking at him again. “Well, it is.”
I get back into the correct pose, just as Marley calls out from the grass. “Think you two are ready for a kiss?”
“What do you think, petals?” Heat courses through my veins at the sweet nickname. Shit, I’m going to fall in love with this man, aren’t I?
I nod, my eyes widening with every second that passes.
“I need a yes or no, petals.”
“Yes,” I croak, and just as fast as the word leaves my lips, his mouth is on mine. His kiss isn’t harsh, no, it’s soft, meaningful, unhurried. He’s kissing me like he has all the time in the world to do only that. It’s meticulous in the best way.
One of my hands slides up into his curls, and I tangle my fingers at the root. The other does its best to pull him even closer to me so my breasts are pressed against his chest.
I’m hit with the scent of his cologne, the same cologne he had on the night of the wedding. It’s subtle, but enough for me to know it’s there.
I let my lips tangle with his, losing myself even further into this kiss. I swear to god, I’ve never been kissed like this before. He has no endgame, no ulterior motives. He’s just kissing me to kiss me, because it feels good. Right.
My heart thumps loudly in my ear, my stomach trying hard to contain the butterflies as I shift my feet, settling down onto my heels, so I’m no longer on tiptoes. Andrew adjusts, one hand at the small of my back, the other sliding up to cup the base of my neck, keeping me close to him. We pull apart for only a moment, breathing heavily as we do.
It’s not even a second later when Andrew is pressing kisses along my jawline, up to the base of my ear. He inhales sharply, then says, “Josie, you really know how to make a guy weak in the knees.”
And just like that, my own knees go weak. I slide further into his arms, and thankfully, he has a good hold on me. “I think the same could be said for you,” I tease weakly.
“Oh my god you guys, that was incredible,” Marley gushes, and I feel myself steady as I remember her presence.
Andrew chuckles, the low rumble vibrating against my chest. “Glad we could be of service. Now, are we done? I’d kinda like to see if Josie wants to go on an actual date.”
“As much as I want to say yes, I still have a few more ideas in mind.” Marley sounds apologetic, but I take a step back, waving her off.
“No worries, I’ve got time.” I turn my gaze back to Andrew. “Right?”
He lets out a dramatic sigh, tucking my hair behind my ears again. “I suppose, but I’m going to complain the whole time,” he teases.
“I would expect nothing less,” Marley jokes. She snaps a few more pictures while we are still on the end of the dock. “Before we move to the next setting though, think I can get one more kiss out of you? You have no idea how great these photos are going to turn out.”
“Sure,” I say. Andrew agrees as well.
“Okay, for this one, Josie, I want you to jump up into his arms, and wrap your legs around his waist, okay?”
I flick my gaze to her, widening my eyes. I try to subtly shake my head. Sure, he’s got muscles for days, but I also have rolls for days. I’m not necessarily what some would call thin. My grandma used to say I was big boned. It took me a while to realize that wasn’t necessarily a compliment. I don’t think this man can carry me like that for a long time. Zack told me once that I was too heavy for him to carry for more than a second.
