Aiden

I traced a circle over the arch of her foot; her toes curled, her breath caught in her throat, and her lips parted. She bit back her reaction.

I leaned closer. "I suppose there are still things about your body that I don't know yet."

She turned her head toward me, her face inches from mine. Her lips were right there, begging to be kissed. I stared at them, my heart pounding in my chest.

"I want to kiss you," I whispered. "May I?"

—Will you walk away if I say no?

The air was thick with ten