“Just don’t give up on us before we even start.” He leaned in and pressed a firm kiss to the space next to my lips. The kids could come in at any second, and I knew it wasn’t easy for him to hold himself back like this. I focused on his grip, how it gave me that same feeling of security, like he wanted to protect me…or, if I was being really honest, like he wanted to keep me. “I won’t,” I assured him, wrapping my hands around his neck.
