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It was the talking that was causing the unbearable pressure in his chest There could be no

“Please,” she whimpered “Please”

He pushed his underwear down his hips and positioned hi into her slowly, so slowly he thought the pain of ould kill him before he was all the way home

Then he lost hiainst his cheek, wet kisses on his neck, her nails in his shoulder blades He lost himself in Julia and he never wanted it to end Here with her it made sense Life seemed to make sense And he felt more at peace, he felt more whole, he simply felt more, than he ever had before

Orgasm rushed over hi out her release, he found his own

When it was over, he held her against his chest, smoothed her hair Wondered if his heart would ever slon If it had slowed down at all since that first night they were together

Julia reached down and picked up the blanket, drawing it over their bodies

“We should go in,” he said

“I don’t want to,” she said “Too sleepy”

“The only alternative is sleeping out here”

“And what’s wrong with that? It’s a beautiful night, and we can look at the stars”

Terror expanded in his chest, pushing out the co he’d felt only acold”

“I’ll keep you warm”

“Julia,” he said, sitting up “I have not spent one night outside since I could first afford to put a roof over my head”

“But you’re not back there, Ferro, it’s not the same You’re not in Rome You’re not on the street And you aren’t alone” She sat up and wrapped her ar into his back “I proet cold”