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"I get it now Why Noah put that art rooina; it was because he didn’t have a choice She was it for hionna be anyone but her So all he could do was set up the room and hope to God that one day she’d show up to use it And that pretty much suesture around the room "--because I want you in my life, Kate Per with tears

"I want you to move in here with ht And I want to wake up wrapped around you everyI want us to spend whole weekends without any clothes on at all I want to have clean fights and dirty le tear slips silently down her cheek

"I want to talk to you until the sun co you cereal in bed every Sunday I want to work long, endless hours in this office, but only if you’re here next to me"

Her voice is barely a whisper "Like a partnership? Fifty-fifty split?"

I shake et just half of et all of me A hundred percent"

She breathes deep And bites her lip And glances down at her desk Then her face goes slack

"Where did you get that?"

It’s her parents’ wedding picture

"I stole it from your office and had it copied while you were at lunch"

She shakes her head slowly And looks back up at me In awe "I can’t believe you did all this"

I take a step forward "I know you just got out of a relationship and I’ve never been in one And I know I’m supposed to tell you that if you’re not ready, that it’s okay That I’ll be patient and wait But…if I say those things…I’ll be lying Because…I’uy I’m more of a take-the-bull-by-the-horns, keep-at-you-until-you-break-or-go-insane kind of guy"

She chuckles again

"So if this isn’t enough, if you need so more--tell me No matter what it is, I’ll do it For you"

When I’ at me

She licks her lips and wipes her eyes "I have so I , I have to know that it’s the truth That you don’t have some ulterior motive"

"Okay"

"And no other women I think I’m pretty adventurous in bed when it co I don’t do threesomes"

Not a problem My dick only has eyes for Kate

"Me neither Well, you know, not any Lu incandescent

And she steps toward er"

And that’s all I need to hear

IAnd before Kate can take a breath, I’ve got her crushed against ht off her feet

Our ripsivably inadequate I feel like a recovering crack addict who just fell off the wagon and never wants to clirope at each other It’s explosive Co iveWe both are My hands are in her hair, holding her hostage And her hands are onclue how she got ers whisper down her back to the he her se and squeeze, pressing our hips together Kate’sacross rab the back of her dress in both hands and pull--ripping it almost in two Kind of like the Incredible Hulk

"I’ll buy you a new one, I swear"

It falls to her waist And our bare chests crash together

Fuck o an hour--let alone days--without feeling her against

"God, Drew"

Her hands are acrossMy ot on? I’ a path between her breasts and down her stoasps "That could be a proble her dress down to the floor And then I stare-- any"

My cock o cos with friends?"

She se my mind about that"

For a second, I’m stunned She wanted this Just as badly as I did And I wasted all that ti her

God

Da his first luscious taste of birthday cake I sink ue--into her pussy She tastes warar on top of a cinnamon bun, but sweeter