I thought he wouldn’t come back and he’d turn and leave me standing there in the middle of the living room, heart split in two. But he didn’t. The music stopped and there was nothing but silence and the crackling of the fire. So, when Mallory came back to me and wrapped both his arms around my waist, pulling me to him, the universe was swept away. Our eyes locked and he inched toward me slowly but surely. His nose brushed against mine. His hair tickled my forehead. And then when I closed my eyes, he pressed his lips against mine.
