Chapter 18: Longing and Leaving

*Ada*

My body felt like it was on fire, but in a much better way than the nightmare I had weeks ago. Instead of anguish and despair, I was feeling arousal and desire.

How could I not feel that with Bryson standing in front of me?

In fact, I had never felt this way with anyone before. Kissing men before had been pleasant for sure, but nothing like the kissing with Bryson. Part of me was starting to wonder if what I had done before was even considered kissing after experiencing what I just had with Bryson.

Kissing Bryson was other-worldly…and yet, for some reason he had just stopped.

"I'm sorry," Bryson said, and I noticed his eyes were closed. "We need to take a break, or I am afraid that I won't be able to stop."

"What if I don't want you to?" I asked.