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Kiss her.
Her full red lip quivering with emotion, she looked down once more, defeated. “I pray you will forgive me my—”
And before Edward could stop himself, he stepped forward, enveloped her in his arms, and pressed his lips against hers passionately.
Somehow, for the second time in as many days, Edward was stricken with the sensation of everything else in the world fading away into nothingness. With this kiss he felt himself break against the storm of emotion he had been battling against for the last twelve hours, and as he was carried away by it, he felt nothing but joy. Pure, exalted joy, as sure as he was born.
The gasp of surprise Clara let out at this action transmuted into a moan of pleasure, and Edward felt her lips seek purchase on his, her fingers reaching up around his neck to entwine in his hair. They lingered long just like that, completely consumed in one another, scarcely daring to breathe lest the moment leave them like a sublime bird that had landed in their garden.
Then, with horrific sadness, they pulled apart from one another. Clara’s lips were flushed and red, her eyes glazed with desire. Edward felt the heat between them was powerful enough to cast away all of the world’s cruelties with but a thought.
But then another thought came to both of them. And she was out of his arms, and out the door. And Edward was alone in his study once more.
