Chapter 20
“You are?” My gaze drifted to his mouth, surrounded by a day’s worth of sooty stubble. I imagined how it would prickle my lips and scrape against my short beard. I leaned in and licked my lips, and he groaned.
I couldn’t take my eyes off his mouth as he inched closer. It became the center of my universe, and I was dying to kiss him. To finally feel his lips against mine, something I’d dreamt of for as long as I could remember.
As his nose nudged mine, butterflies erupted from every nerve ending, making my entire world flutter. His mouth was so close, puffs of air tickled my lips as he exhaled.
My lower lip trembled. I was going to burst into tears if he didn’t kiss me right this minute. As if he’d read my mind, he closed the distance and pressed his mouth against mine.
My quivering lips against his bristly ones was all it took for my world to shift. It was the lightest touch, but still the most significant event in my life so far.