“Around someone like you? You’ve only got better-looking.”

Smiling, I lean my head against hers. “You’re beautiful. Even more than you were when we met.”

“Stop it.”

I lift my head. “Do you really think I’d lie to you? I’m trying to put back together what should have been. But it’s going to take both of us to do that.”

Slipping my fingers under her chin, I raise it until she’s looking in my eyes again. Her lips part as her breathing speeds up. She’s inches away.

“I really want to kiss you again.”

She takes a sharp breath, but after a moment, she gives me a quick nod.

It’s with such a sense of relief that I claim her mouth with mine. I thought she might push me away, and there’s a long road back, but we’re on it. Starting slow, I relish the feel of her warm, soft lips against mine before she opens up to let me in.

And then, I’m lost. Kissing her is like travelling back in time to when everything was so simple. We were just a boy and a girl falling in love.

We could be that again.

Sure, it’s a little more complicated this time, but Delaney always had a part of my heart and it’s just a matter of handing over the rest.

Isn’t it?

* * *

I don’t stay late because I’m working tomorrow, but two hours of movie-watching with Delaney in my arms is the best thing that’s happened to me in years.

I’d forgotten how good it felt just to hold her.

She seems content, snuggling against my side, but we’re both careful that’s as far as it goes.

“I should leave,” I murmur as the end credits roll. “Not that I want to.”

Delaney looks at me with those big blue eyes I always loved. She doesn’t have to tell me she feels the same way. “I’m not ready for you to stay.”

I nod. “I know.”

Standing, I entwine my fingers with hers and pull her to her feet. This whole situation is weird for both of us, where Amelia just seems to have taken it in her stride.

“I still don’t know what to think. About everything.” Her smile is strained. “But for so long I was afraid of telling Amelia about us. I thought I’d have to lie to her about you loving me.”

“Oh, baby.” I pull her into my arms, closing my eyes as she snuggles in tight against me. “I was so crazy about you. Amelia was definitely conceived in love.”

“I know that now.”

“You don’t have to be afraid. We could have it all back, Delaney. You, me, and this time, Amelia. I know we can.”