Something shifted deeply inside her, her heart going tight and then softening, allowing an opening that had never been there before. This was a part of her that she’d never allowed anyone access to. Emotion overwhelmed her and she was incapable of responding, even if she wanted to. But what could she possibly say on the heels of something as special as what he had just given her?
Himself.
Absolution from what she considered the worst mistake of her life.
Erased.
It no longer existed here in his arms. He was right. This was her first time making love.
He pressed forward slowly. Agonizingly slow. But as he gained more depth, she now understood why he’d gone to such lengths to prepare her. Even as wet as she was, she had no idea how he was going to get all the way in. Several times he pa
