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2021-07-26 13:29:43Jasmine / Hope
“Now let me be a little more courageous.” I said, kissing him ever so lightly on the lips.
“Why are you behaving so adorably?” He says, as he spun me around and pinned me beneath him. Kissing me deeply, his tongue caressing mine.
Why does he make me lose control? I thought as he hugged me closer, leaving trails of fire on my skin everywhere he touched.
When I hold him like this, I want him even closer.
When his lips touched mine, time seemed to have stopped. My heart thumped in my chest. I can only focus on the softness of his mouth, how exciting it is to capture all his senses.
It's not clear if I was dreaming, but the way his fingers closed on mine was pure emotion. I half-opened his eyes, looking at him every time he came back to take a breath, to make sure it was more than just imagination.
I wasn’t certain if nature rooted for this second or if my thoughts tricked me into a great present, howe
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