He takes my face in his hands. “I am falling in love with you, all the parts of you.” I sniff back tears. “Not just sleeping with me?” He suppresses a grin. “All means all. I love you, Ellie.” I shake my head, and he nods. “You don’t have to.” “I couldn’t stop it if I tried.” He kisses me softly and sweetly, over and over again, before swooping me up in his arms. “Oh my God, I don’t need to be carried.” “It’s this or get on my back.”
