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This Is Not What You Think

Author: Serendipity
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-31 23:53:44

James

t felt like everything had changed so quickly, so deeply, especially with Katniss here with me. Our days were filled with emotions I couldn’t fully explain—an intense passion mixed with fear and hope. And right now, as she touched my face and drew herself closer, I couldn’t hold back anymore.

Her kiss, though gentle, warmed me. There was tenderness in her kiss, but also a desire that I knew wasn’t only mine. It was a way to express all the feelings that had been locked away in our hearts for so long. I felt my body respond to her kiss, her tongue moving cautiously, but I couldn’t hold myself back.

I knew the nurse was in the room, and there were a few other staff members around as well, but I didn’t care. I wanted this, I wanted her. And when her lips met mine, it felt like the outside world faded away. My body slowly followed the rhythm of the kiss, demanding more, pushing deeper. There was tension in my chest, like an explosion of emotions that could no longer be contained.

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