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“I saw your truck parked out by the barn earlier,” she says, stepping back fro stalls That’s certainly a nice thing to do”

It’s now or never, I tell myself

Don’t overthink it

I step through the dooralk right into Nora, and putcast—which coers touch her But it’s enough Dipping my head down, I firmly press my mouth to hers

She gasps in surprise, jerking slightly, and I wait for her to pull away

But she doesn’t

Instead, she opens her mouth, tilts her head, and lets ht and dreams, and I’d known that’s exactly what I’d feel when our mouths touched

I take what she offers, but I don’t linger too long

Way too much to talk about

When I pull back, Nora wears a dazed expression A ine what’s running through her head

“Did you like that?” I ask hesitantly

She nods, her fingers brushing over her lips almost reflectively

“Good,” I say triumphantly “You’re fired”

Now she gives a full-bodied jerk, her eyebrows shooting high “I’m fired?”

“Yeah,” I say with a grin “No offense to your skills, which are mad by the way, but if you’re notyour license”

“But Tacker,” she says with true concern in her voice “You can’t just stop therapy”

“I won’t,” I assure her Not even an option because it’s required of o see Dr Dumbfuck”

“But you didn’t like hihtly panicky “It’s not wise to—”

Cupping her cheeks, I touch ain It’s just as soft as last tier I continue to kiss her until I feel her entire body relent Reluctantly, I pull back

Her eyes are closed, but they flutter open I love that she’s even ht now