(Kieran)
I closed the door behind me.
She was watching me from the bed. Not moving. Not speaking. Just watching with that look that told me she had been thinking about this for a while and had made up her mind.
I walked toward her.
She stayed where she was. Chin up. Eyes on me the whole time.
I stopped at the edge of the bed and looked at her. All of her. I took my time with it. She did not look away.
"You could have told me to hurry up," I said.
"I knew you'd come up eventually."
"Confident."
"Yes."
I reached out and took her by the jaw. Not rough. Just certain. Tipped her face up a little more.
She put her hand on my wrist. Not to stop me. Just to hold on.
I kissed her. She came up off the bed to meet me, her hands going to my shirt. She pulled at it and I let her. She got th
