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"The fountains le with the river,

And the rivers with the ocean;

The winds of heavenin the world is single;

All things by a law divine

In one spirit le--

Why not I with thine?

See, the h heaven,

And the waves clasp one another;

No sister flower could be forgiven

If it disdained its brother;

And the sunlight clasps the earth,

And the moonbeams kiss the sea;--

What is all this sorth,

If thou kiss not ht in Violet’s throat He’d recited every line in an achingly tender voice, gazing directly at her There was nothe look in his eyes, the soft caress of his words Her heart fluttered and she was filled with longing for him, for what they’d had once upon a tied and went to hell

Her hand lifted to his cheek and she gently stroked the curve of his jaith the backs of her fingers, ad in his eyes

And she wanted to experience that again So badly She was terrified of it, though What if she fell for hiain and he hurt her worse than before? She wouldn’t be able to handle it

And yetshe couldn’t stop touching hiers brushed under his chin and she tilted his face toward hers, compelled

The look in Jonathan’s eyes was smoky with need "What is all this sorth?" he whispered, leaning in "If thou kiss not me?"

Hell if she knew the answer to that She kissed him

NINE

If this was a dream, Jonathan didn’t want to wake up

Violet, his Violet, was cuddled up next to hi at him with soft eyes as he recited love poetry to her Then, she’d touched his jaw and drawn him toward her And incredibly, she’d kissed him

It was no h When she didn’t pull away, he took the initiative If she aiting for him to kiss her back, he wouldn’t let the opportunity escape His lips parted against hers, his tongue stroking against the soft seaainst his, accepting his unspoken request

With a groan, Jonathan turned and slid a hand to her nape, holding her against hiainst hers, and she was just as delicious, and soft, and wonderful as he remembered And she kissed as fiercely now as she did then Violet didn’t sit back and appreciate a kiss; her tonguehis own, and she made fierce little noises of pleasure in the back of her throat with every stroke of his tongue, as if she were tasting a delicious dish Itfor her intensified

He pulled away fro sound, her eyes closed Unable to resist that tiny plea, Jonathan continued to kiss and nibble at her soft upper lip I love you, he wanted to tell her I’ve never stopped loving you

But he knew that saying it again would scare her away When she caret thisto keep her with hi he did, every breath he took, holly hers

Jonathan’s teeth tugged on her lower lip, and he noticed how her head tilted along with his, following his movements, her eyes closed in sheer bliss He loved that He wanted to continue to watch her lose herself in ecstasy Her hands clung to hiave hiainst her mouth

Her eyes flew open "W-what--"

He silenced her protest with another fervent kiss "Letood"