and then she kissed me, quickly, like an impulse, like an accident. “Hey,” I said softly, pulling back. She tugged at my collar. I felt her hand trace its way down, and she undid the top button, slowly, sliding it between her fingers. It was like this with her. Fits and starts. Nothing I could ever see coming. I’d never thought we’d be here again. “Holmes,” I said, reaching up to touch her hands, to fold them in mine.
