36.

We didn't just grow closer in an intimate, sexual way, though. I opened up to him in every way that I could in those moments. We talked, we shared our crazy stories, and I found comfort in the way he would listen so closely, taking every detail in, as I did the same.

He had refused to talk about his past relationships, the real ones anyway. We didn't talk about Yasmine either - there was no point in me bringing it up, and so I refrained even during times when curiosities got the best of me. I knew her and Theo were having sex, and I almost felt guilty for not being able to give myself up to him wholly just yet, but he wasn't bothered by this. He had reassured me numerous times that he would wait until I was ready, because I wasn't exactly a prude around him, and so pleasure never faltered.

Not with him.