Chapter 44

I couldn’t help but draw her gently into my arms, the room now being dark as I had switched off my bedside lamp before I had slid into bed. The breath I had released was pure pleasure as she turned in my arms, her warm breath hitting my chest making a shiver run through me that I couldn’t hold back. Not that I wanted to, I wasn’t afraid of hiding how she affected me but I didn’t want to make her uncomfortable since she still clearly wasn’t ready for anything like that yet. As I shut my eyes, trying to drift off with her I couldn’t help but think back to the shy and brief kiss that she had placed on my lips, the corners of my mouth pulling up into a grin that I couldn’t prevent even if I tried to. I couldn’t help it, it had felt so good, so right and perfect that I couldn’t help but think about what it would feel like, what it would be like when she allowed me to touch her, to ravish her and treat her like she deserved. I couldn’t wait. With that more than plea