“Yeah.” The moment her forehead touched mine, my heart gunned in my chest, hammering so hard and violently that I honestly thought it might explode. “I know the feeling.” “Claire.” “Hm?” “Look at me.” When she did, I felt blindsided by the feelings that her brown eyes evoked from me. “Hi.” “Hi.” Reaching up, I trailed my thumb over her bottom lip before swapping it for my mouth. Her lips were soft, warm, welcome and soothed something deep inside of me. Something that no amount of time or therapy could fix or reach.
