“I can’t hear your heartbeat, by the way. I feel it like a second pulse next to mine. Mostly in my wrists, and only when you’re close.” She turns and presses a kiss to my neck, giggling when she returns to using my shoulder like a pillow. “Your heart always skips when I do that.” “Hey, that’s cheating.” “What? You have more experience kissing girls than me. I’ll take any advantage I can get.”

