Renee
The world seemed to fall silent, the only sound the distant crash of waves behind us. His lips were warm, insistent, tasting faintly of salt and the sweetness that had been on his food. Beneath that there was something deeper, something that unraveled the tight knots I’d been holding inside for far too long. My hands gripped at his shoulders instinctively as heat flooded through me, burning away every coherent thought. The mostly finished meal forgotten. I didn't hear it fall, so I guessed he grabbed it and set it aside.
Then, we were both moving like a floodgate had been broken. The kiss deepened, turning wild and desperate before I even realized how far we were spiraling. Dominic’s hands slid down my back, pulling me tightly against him, and I let him. My fingers curled into
