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"Si-Silas"

His grin is so wicked, so gorgeous I just stare at him I could stare at him all day

"Feel free to say that while you co the second before it hits, like I can al just behindand

dying and

breathing and

perfect

Everything is absolutely perfect

Silas’s lips touch ly soft, and I sink into him, boneless and exhausted and too undone to be e is off, like I’hts andto reboot

"I was right," he breathes againstI’ve ever seen"

He kisses ain, and that’s when I realizethis isn’t over I’ve just had an incredibly intier, in a bathrooh I had a (rather wonderful) moment, he didn’t And this was all just prelude

Which is terrifying because that prelude was the scariest and ht not survive h I definitely wanted what just happened, ure out what else I want

He slides his hand out from under me, and I realize that we’re both still fully clothed Other than my soaked panties and unbuttoned shorts, you can’t tell we’ve been doing anythingeven sexier about that, but at the saut, souilt

It’s not like I’

But like this? When it’s thisi It’s as if I woke up today and coot who I ho I’ve spent ry atwhat I want What feels right

When is it okay for want to overpower common sense? And how do I know if this is just so up, letting go of expectations and responsibilities and rules?

How do I knohat to trust--what I feel or what I think?

I’ it

I’ Silas when I ask, "You said you and Stella hooked up last year That’s what this isright?"

He kisses ht across the hall Let’s go over there"

He pulls open the door, but I plant my feet