BLAIR’S POV
Edward settles onto the bed, and even though my heart is pounding so loudly I can hear it in my ears, I try not to let it show. My body is stiff, rigid as stone, and I’m sure I look pale but I can’t let him notice how close I am to losing it.
Slowly, he reaches out and pulls me closer until my head rests against his shoulder, my chest brushing lightly against his.
There was never a version of my life where I imagined this…never, not even in my wildest dreams. I never thought there’d come a day when the only thing separating my nearly bare body from his would be a small towel, barely covering my breasts.
But I can get through this without melting, without my body betraying me.
His fingers slip into my hair, gathering it and pulling it gently forward, leaving my back exposed
