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The words were like a balm to her wounded soul. She d never before known they were the words
she needed to hear.  What s going on here, Aaron? You re the most important relationship in my life.
It s just as serious for me as it is for you. That s why I m so scared. Why are you balking about it
now? If you re going to change your mind about this, after I ve finally worked myself into doing it,
then I m just going to have to wring your 
She wasn t able to answer because he was suddenly kissing her. And she was kissing him back.
She wrapped her arms around his neck and gave herself up to the kiss. He was urgent, hungry,
almost desperate, and it matched her mood exactly.
Her chest was exploding with excitement when he finally broke off the kiss. He started to pull
away, murmuring dryly,  Sorry. I m all sweaty.
She choked on a laugh and pulled him back toward her.  Why the hell would I care about that?
Despite the deep passion in his expression, he still seemed to be holding something back, and she
knew it for sure when he said hoarsely,  Kate, I want to make sure you know this. There s not going
to be any way back from this for me. I m in it all the way. So if you care about me at all, you won t
start this if you re likely to change your mind later on. You won t do this unless it s& it s real.
She knew Aaron better than anyone, but even she hadn t realized this kind of passionate intensity
was part of his nature.
Never dreamed it could be directed toward her.
 It s real, Aaron. I m not saying it will always be easy, and I might& I might get scared
sometimes. But I m in this all the way. It s funny, since I was so sure it was going to mess up
everything, but it actually makes perfect sense. I couldn t have worked it out better if I d planned it. I
just needed one last piece to fall into place.
She could see he finally believed her. Something blinding shattered in his eyes before he covered
it with a familiar downward smile.  One last piece? What was that?
 That was you.
***
They ended up going back to her apartment, but then Kate wasn t sure what to do. She felt jittery
with excitement but also a little awkward and absolutely exhausted. It wasn t even dawn yet.
It had been a really long night.
 What do you want to do? Aaron asked, either sensing her mood or feeling it himself.
 I think I ll take another shower, she said,  And get some sleep, if that s all right.
 Of course. He glanced down at himself. He was still sweaty from running.  I need a shower
too.
She stretched up to kiss him briefly.  You do. Go to your apartment and take a shower. Then you
can come back and get in bed with me. When she saw the shift in his expression, she chuckled.  To
sleep.
She got in the shower the third shower she d taken in less than twelve hours and had a sudden
realization that she d somehow gotten together with Aaron overnight.
It was surreal. She wasn t sure how it had happened. But it made her want to hug herself with
delight and tremble with fear at the same time. She tried and failed to imagine what their lives would
look like from here on out.
Whenever she d started dating someone in the past, she would visualize an entire future with him
 playing out various scenarios and plotting out details all the way down to what kind of car they
would have and how they would decorate their bedroom.
But she couldn t seem to do that with Aaron. She knew him too well. Had no way of imposing a
future on him based purely on her inclinations.
She was just soaping up, trying to keep her hair out of the spray since it was still damp from her
last shower, when a sudden gust of cold air startled her.
She gave a little squeal when Aaron stepped into the shower with her.
 What are you doing? she demanded, even though the answer was clear when he reached out to
pull her naked body against his.
 Taking a shower. His intensely tender expression belied his bland tone.
 I thought you were going over to your place.
 I was, but then I started to worry about your talking yourself out of things while you were in here,
and I didn t want to risk it.
She laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck. His body was hard and slick against hers.
 I m not talking myself out of anything. It s just that it s all new to me. You re eventually going to
have to believe me.
 I do. He kissed her.  It s just new to me too.
They kissed for a while, but she was too tired to feel any real momentum to desire. Aaron didn t
have that problem, though, and soon he was hard against her.
She took him in both hands and worked him over until his body clenched up unmistakably and then
relaxed with a shuddering breath. She loved watching his face as he came. Loved being able to give
him what he needed.
She d always taken care of him, but it was particularly enjoyable to take care of him like this.
She was rinsing off his release not much since he d come not long before when he pulled her
into his arms.
 Thank you, he murmured, a thickness in his voice that was becoming more familiar.  Do you
need anything?
 No. Too tired for anything else now.
They got out of the shower a few minutes later, dried off, and then got into bed.
Kate was so sleepy she could barely concentrate, but she didn t object when Aaron pulled her
into his arms.
It felt just about right. She fell asleep almost immediately.
***
When she woke up a couple of hours later, she was in a strange position. She d moved down
Aaron s body as she slept and ended up with her cheek pressed against his flat belly. One of her arms
was wrapped around him, clinging to his hip.
She shifted, stretching out her legs, which had been curled up tightly against his leg.
Aaron had been asleep too, his breathing slow and steady and his body completely relaxed, but
her shifting must have awakened him. When she looked up at his face, his eyes were open and soft on
her face.
 What are you doing down there? he asked.
She smiled and repositioned herself so her head was in better proximity to his.  I can t be held
responsible for what I do in my sleep.
 Is that right?
 Yes, it s right.
He leaned down to kiss her.
 Did you sleep the whole time? She slowly brushed her palm across the lean muscles of his
chest and abdomen, amazed she had the right to touch him like that.
He shook his head.  I was half afraid I would wake up and find none of this had really happened.
His expression was teasing, but his words made her stomach clench.  It did happen. You said you
believed me when I said it was real.
 I do believe you. You just don t know how long I ve wanted this. It s going to be a transition for
me to finally have what I ve wanted for so long.
She raised her hand to his rough cheek.  If you ve wanted this for a while, why didn t you do
something about it before?
 What was I supposed to do? Haul you into a kiss when you were lecturing me about putting up
my laundry?
 You could have said something.
 I know. Maybe I should have. But I knew you weren t in the same place, and I knew how you
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