It’s okay, Rosalie,” I whisper, smoothing her hair back. “But just know—the second you ask me to kiss you again, I’m not holding back.” And though I have self-control, I’m not a saint, so I steal a kiss on her cheek, near the corner of her mouth. “All I have to do is ask?” she asks, raising her hand to where I my lips had just been. I nod. “All you have to do is ask.”

