That was one of the hardest parts of all this. Having to hold each at arms distance, having to constantly hide what they felt for each other. She settled herself more securely onto his lap without breaking the kiss. Any distance between them was too much distance, and she refused to waste what time they had together.

You hold my heart. He held all of her. He always had, she thought. Shifting, she leaned down and began kissing her way along his jaw and down the line of his throat.