Chapter 138

• Her lips move slowly and parsimoniously over mine and out of inertia I encircle her waist with my arms, I hold her close to me and continue kissing her just as she does, her closeness at this moment is like that balm on a burn, her lips are like that painkiller in the face of intense pain, little by little she manages to make my shattered world rebuild itself.
• I feel her take off her backpack and hear her put it down, then she begins to guide me back, she releases my lips and sighs.
• — Come on… —my brow furrows and she smiles warmly —we have to go to bed together —I sigh at her words and knowing that she's going to stay and the relief in my chest is immediate.