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She laughed, then stepped into his arms and hugged him. She was done holding back with this man. He pulled her close, and she shut her eyes to breathe in his clean scent. “Thanks for coming,” she whispered.
“Anytime.”
She drew away and looked up at him. His gaze was intent on hers. Now was the time. She was done waiting.
“Come into the backyard.”
She slipped her hand into his, then tugged him with her. They walked around the house, moonlight bathing the ground. “I told Phyllis we should make a connecting gate between our backyards.”
“I can help.”
Anita smiled up at him. “You’re volunteering. Just like that?”
“I am.”
“Well, you’re hired, then.”
They slowed their steps by one of the flowering bushes. They were isolated from the street and from any neighbors’ windows. It was just the two of them, at last.
“Kiss me, Wyatt.”
“I was hoping you’d ask,” he whispered, his hands finding her hips and drawing her close.
Her heart felt like it was going to pound out of her chest as his lips brushed against hers, warm and soft. Tentative. But she didn’t want a tentative kiss.
She moved her hands behind his neck and tugged him closer as a breeze picked up, bringing with it the scent of the garden.
He smiled against her mouth, and then he was kissing her like he meant it. Everywhere he touched her, little flames ignited. She couldn’t remember feeling this mixture of comfort and desire ever with another man. Her relationship with Bobby had been full of too many insecurities. With Wyatt, deep down, she knew she could trust him. She knew he was real, and that his heart was good.
She let herself fall into him, to receive what he was giving, and to focus on him, and only him. His smile, his touch, his mouth on hers, and her heart was soaring, her stomach spinning, and her feet floating.
“Anita,” he said, drawing away slightly. “Is that Sassy?”
She took a second to catch her breath, then looked down. Sassy was weaving between Wyatt’s ankles.
“Hey, Sassy, can you give us some privacy?”
Wyatt chuckled and moved his thumb along her jaw, then over her bottom lip. The intensity of his gaze told her what he wasn’t saying in words. He closed the distance to kiss her again, his mouth exploring, and her skin heating again. Her entire body was humming, and she knew she’d never forget this first kiss from Wyatt, even though she planned on enjoying a lot more.
Sassy, of course, completely ignored Anita’s request, but if Wyatt didn’t mind, then she could ignore the cat.
“Is this where I ask you to be my girlfriend?” he murmured.
She moved her fingers over his shoulders and rested her hands on his biceps. She could see the glint of his eyes in the moonlight. “I think it’s perfect timing.”
His smile was slow, warming her to her toes. “Will you be my girlfriend, Anita?”
“I will, Wyatt.”
He drew her close and hugged her tightly.
“Meow.”
Anita laughed. “I think I’d better let her in the house, or she’ll not leave us alone.” She released him. “Do you want to stay for a bit?”
He grasped her hand and linked their fingers. “I’m not going anywhere.”
Six months later
