Tit for tat

Her answer made him feel like he was flying on cloud nine. She said it! She said that she wanted him! How long had he been waiting for her to say those words to him? How many times had he begged for just that? And now, here she was telling him that she wanted him, just like that.

It was like a miracle had happened. He didn't know what made her change her mind. Was it because of his proposal? Because she finally saw that he wasn't just after her body? He didn't know but he wasn't about to ruin the mood by asking her.

Alex sat upright, causing Abigail to slide down from his hips to his thighs. "Are you absolutely sure," he asked again, staring intently into her eyes. He wanted her to be very sure about what she was saying, about this decision because there would be no turning back. Hard as it was for him to, he gave her one last chance to back out. One more chance for her to run away.