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I rubbed my face against the shoulder of his tux jacket.
“It almost seems too easy that we’re going to see each other whenever we want,” I teased. “We kept with a schedule this year. Weekends instead of weekdays, but still. Now that we’ll be living two blocks apart in the city…”
“Watch out.” He toyed with the back of my dress.
“What? Why? How scared should I be?”
“Patience, Christina.”
“I’m very patient,” I protested.
He cupped a curl from my wedding hairdo. “And very beautiful.”
I flushed with pleasure. When Patrick’s compliments came, they counted. “No, you are.”
“I love seeing you come apart,” he murmured.
I hugged him around his neck. “I love it when you break me open.”
“I always will.”
“Always?” My heart beat faster, like a caged bird. “Forever?”
Patrick’s eyes widened. Maybe I’d gone a step too far. But Patrick had said plenty of things to me that were several steps too far.
“Is that what you want?” His hands gripped my waist.
Own it, Christina. “You know how I feel. A year ago I said I want all of you, and I still do. I know nothing lasts forever…”
I couldn’t look away from his pale eyes, reflecting the candleglow. When I moved one hand to his chest, his heart thudded through his black jacket and pristine white shirt.
“How much is that promise worth to you?” he asked in a low voice. “Because when I make one, I keep it.”
“Everything. It's worth everything.”
He kissed my lips — softly, lightly. “It’s worth everything to me too.”
“Should we try?”
“Yes.”
THE END
