She crossed her arms over her chest, looking both amused and skeptical. I was pretty sure she wasn’t thrilled about sleeping on the floor…but I also knew I could change her mind. I walked over to her, grabbed her hand, and led her to our now-quiet bed. Pulling her into my body, I murmured, “Kiera?” I placed a light kiss on her neck, under her ear; she started trembling. I kissed her a little lower. “Will you…?” Another kiss, a little lower. She tilted her head back, and I heard her breath pick up. I kissed her in a sensitive spot above her collarbone, then slowly ran my nose up her neck. Mouth hovering next to her ear, I finished my question in a low voice. “…make love to me?”

It was like I’d set a match to her. Her mouth instantly found mine, and she kissed me hard, frantic. She tugged at my clothes, wanting them off. I pulled off my shirt, tossing it somewhere behind me. Her fingers trailed over my exposed skin; everywhere she touched me burned in the best way. This was better than every erotic dream I’d had about her. No dream version of Kiera would ever truly match the love and passion of the real Kiera. And it was all for me. It still blew my mind.

Once all of our clothes were strewn about the floor, we laid down on her quilt, then brought her heavy comforter over us. Cocooned in her blankets, bathed in darkness, our fast breaths the only sound, I felt so connected to her, like she was an extension of me, like my heart was outside my body. Her legs tangled with mine, and her skin was so soft, I couldn’t stop feeling every inch of her, tasting every inch of her. I don’t ever want this to end.

Her hands glided over my body, searching, feeling. Her fingers wrapped around me, feeling how hard I was for her, how ready, and a soft, needy noise escaped me. Desire on her face, she grabbed my hips, urging me on top of her. Our eyes locked, and the depth of love I saw in hers mesmerized me. She took the moment of distraction to suck on my bottom lip, sending a shockwave of pleasure through me. Then she was nodding, begging me without words to take her.