Chapter 34: The Truth

He sighed against her lips then reached up to touch the line of her jaw. Bilal kissed her, and although he had never kissed anyone like this before, it wasn't foreign to him. He'd seen it done countless times. He closed his eyes and thought about what he'd seen in movies or while observing his friends and other humans. As he kissed her, he quickly forgot to think. He became awash with emotion brought on by the proximity of her body.

Carmella didn't try to think or reason. When his lips touched hers, she was lost. Her hands closed around his arms and held him.

Bilal's knees felt weak and his heart was pounding. His hand moved to the back of her neck, his fingers captured by her dreads. He stroked a dread lovingly and then pulled back.