
I cup her face in my hand and give her a gentle kiss. "Thank you for making me feel alive again."
A hint of red enters her cheeks, making me chuckle.
"What?" I ask her.
"That's why I hope I made the right decision." She pulls my shirt from underneath her, quickly slipping it over her shoulders.
"I'm scared," she whispers. "I don't want to fail you, and if, for some reason, this doesn't work out between us, I don't want to be the cause of you reverting back to your old ways."
"Well, I intend on this working out," I grumble, sometimes wishing she wouldn't be so honest with me. "You're what I need."
Coming July 10, 2015