Dominic
It was like that first drink of water, after waking up from a nightmare.
It was like the first strawberry to ripen in the summer, spilling juice from your lips and tasting like sunshine itself.
It was like nothing I’d ever felt before.
I let one hand get lost in her hair, while the wrapped around her waist pulling her into the air and into my chest.
Her fingers traced my jawline, my neckline, my chest. She pressed her palm against my heart and I felt it press against my ribs, trying to reach her.
I don’t know how long it lasted, but the world began and ended in that kiss.
Somehow, in the same moment, we both realized what was happening.
Her eyes were still closed when I opened mine, and a soft laugh fell out of her mouth. She looked up at me then, and I would have gi
