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I swallow hard, my heart racing in my chest. "Here, as in my bed?"
She grins, her eyes sparkling with mischief. "No, silly. I meanthere, as in back in each other's lives. Together in Fern Hollow"
"Why not?" I ask.
"I never thought you wanted me," she says.
I take her head in my hands and kiss her gently, but it grows heated fast.
Our lips move together with a desperate intensity, as if we're trying to make up for lost time. I feel her hands slide under my shirt, her fingers tracing the muscles in my back. I groan into her mouth, unable to control the urge to touch her.
"You have no idea how much I've wanted you," I whisper against her lips.
She pulls away slightly, looking up at me with those dark eyes that always make me weak in the knees. "Then why didn't you ever say anything? You had so many chances."
I stare at her, unsure of how to answer.
The truth is, I was scared. Scared of ruining our friendship, scared of being rejected. But all of those fears seem so distant now, when she's lying in my bed and kissing me like she never wants to stop.
"I was an idiot," I say, pressing my forehead against hers. "I should have told you how I felt a long time ago."
She smiles at me, the kind of smile that lights up a room. It's always lit a fire in my heart, made me feel safe and loved.
She's perfect.
How did I miss it for so long?
"You remember that bargain we made?" I ask. "The one about...you know, about getting married when we were thirty."
She laughs. "Yeah, of course I remember."
I kiss down her jaw, her neck, along her shoulder. "I think I wanted that to happen," I murmur. "We made the deal. It was just...a fact. Like we were alwaysgoingto happen."
"You put an awful lot of stock in the idea that neither of us would meet someone," she giggles.
"And what about now?" I ask.
Her eyes meet mine. "What do you mean?"
"What if we just call it here and now?" I say.
I can't believe what I'm saying; it makes me feel like a madman.
But as I look at her, all I can think about is how right it feels. To be with her, to hold her, to love her.
"Are you sure?" she asks, her voice soft and uncertain.
I nod, my heart pounding in my chest. "I'm sure. I don't want to lose you again."
She smiles at me, her eyes filling with tears. "Finn...I just broke off my engagement. I don't know if it's time."
My smile falters as I twine my fingers in her hair, pulling her on top of me. We kiss again, slower this time, as if trying to savor every moment. The rain continues to fall harder, like it's trying to convince us to stay indoors all day and figure out what all this means.
She straddles me and my cock aches as I slide against her entrance.
She lowers herself onto me.
And now is not the time for this conversation...but I want to keep it going, even as I take hold of her hips.
