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Breathing was difficult, too "I’ into mine "But do you understand it?"

"I’ sexual attraction, Mr Drake"

"Ada to focus on my mouth My heart skipped a beat in its frenetic pace

"Adam"

"Why does it make you uncoazes with hi I could smell him--a subtle scent, masculine, clean, like the ocean and the hint of peppermint candy on his breath I could al off of him in waves I sed in a suddenly dry throat

"I don’t know"

"I want to give you oneto think about"

"And what is that?"

He leaned closer, his head approaching mine I didn’t have the time to step back nor, I think, the willpower to do it even if it had occurred to me HisThat was the first thing that surprised entle, at first, a warm pressure of his lips on mine Then he took a step closer and slid a hand aroundto h to allow , pressing it open Now his body pressed against led down to reach me, for I was at least five inches shorter than hiue slid in easily Nothing tentative in this kiss He knew exactly what he was doing He was tellingthe decisionno prisoners

His hands stayed put I was glad of that though I wanted his touch everywhere--s Goose buue explored my mouth with surety, easy possession And--to my utter humiliation--I let loose a small whihtened when he heard it, responding iue back, as if inviting ue And tentatively, I did

I’d been kissed before--back in high school when I was normal and I actually dated But it had been years, now, and I’d never, ever been kissed like this My tongue entered his mouth and he rowl, kind of more like a huff It e ether for long minutes and I felt like I hadn’t breathed in a lifeti too, delirious ant Like a wo in the middle of stormy sea, in desperate need of a life raft That sea was Ada otten land

When finally he ended it, he pulled away so slowly that I could hardly tell our lips had parted until cool air passed between us It was then that I saw that he was as affected as I was--flushed cheeks, his breath co fast, his eyes dark and drunk with desire

I licked aze fro lasses out of his pocket

Before speaking, he coughed into a fist, as if consciously trying to affect that previous cool de "It was…That was just soht decision"

And with that, without even waiting for one

I fell back against the wall, aware of ht about his smell or the feel of his mouth on oodness I was already decked out to run I had planned on 5k but I ended up running twice that before I could even begin to feel the sexual energy burn off This orgeous face? His solid, masculine body?

Because of his confident manner? He possessed maturity beyond his years He see ed hie days or had he always been that way?

I found questions like this sliding through h the night as I worked They haranguedabout hiood night kiss like the one he’d given me the day before