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“Why did you stop?” I asked when I could for him back to my mouth

“Shh Relax” He took a deep breath “Did you re about that familiar to you?”

My kiss-addled mind came up blank Dae appeared between his brows The dark ses beneath his beautiful blue eyes seeain My heart sunk

“You look tired,” I said

“Yeah Might be tiet some shut-eye” He planted a quick kiss of my forehead Was it a friend’s kiss or more? I couldn’t tell Maybe it, too, was just for scientific purposes

“We tried, huh?” he said

“Yeah We did”

He rose to his feet, collecting his beer bottle Without hi h that had really shaken ht of kisses like that and forgotten it I needed a brain transplant at the earliest convenience

“Do you mind if I come with you?” I asked

“Not at all” He held out a hand to help ether, andered back up to the house, up the stairs into the ed off my shoes as David dealt with his own footwear We lay down on thelike there ht be answers there

I kept quiet For all of about aat me “I think I understand a little better noe ended up married”

“Do you?” He turned his head to face me

“Yes” I’d never been kissed like that before “I do”

“C’ me into the centre of the bed

“David” I reached for him with a nervous smile More than ready for more kisses More of hi me until he lay behindover ainst ?” I asked, bewildered

“Spooning We did it that night for a while Until you felt sick”

“We spooned?”