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Ally’s expression changed from surprised to embarrassed to wonder "You want le nod Ally cast a glance to the piano, then back to me "What do you want me to play?"

"What you played me before… Kiss the Rain"

Her smile washed away any embarrassment I felt and she said, "You re her face in to press kisses all over her cheeks and neck, I whispered, "I reht Every single fucking thing…"

Ally, surprising me to all hell, wrapped her hands aroundI’d ever felt… I never ever wanted to let her go

When she released me, Ally said, "You’re in every part ofup fro here like a dumbstruck fool

What does she mean by that… That I’m in all of her heart?

Before I had a chance to think it over, I heard Ally sit at the piano and test out the keys like she did the last time There she sat, naked, her tanned skin flushed, her dark hair falling to her waist

Eyes closed, her hands stretched over the keys Then the opening chords to that song fucking sent an arrow throughatme, like no one had ever looked at me before, filled my mind

My hands itched to create

My heart raced for me to sketch

As Ally’s eyes closed and a happy smile spread on her lips, I picked up a pad of sketch paper and a pencil from my bedside table…

And I started to draw… to draw the outline of the only sculpture I kneould never tire of staring at

Chapter Eighteen