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Staring at it now, she was close enough to make out the words written in script, and read doards The sentence ended with a small heart woven into the script itself She didn’t understand it, but it was about his past "What does it ue," he whispered, before lifting the shirt over his head and bringing it all the way down to cover the tattoo "Technically, it means history repeats itself, but I like to think of it how e for what’s to come in the future, ultimately it’s your decisions based on what’s happened in that past--good or bad–that determine your future

The way he looked at her when he said that last part was so piercing it al but rather telling her Did he know so about her past already? Could he possibly know about what she’d al to tell her?

She cleared her voice, trying not to sound as nervous as those last words made her "That’s very profound But do you really believe you can dictate the future? There are sos just happen"

Taking a few steps toward her, he looked at her with a vacant expression "But they happen for a reason, like you falling down those stairs andthere to help you" He slipped his hand in hers as he reached her "If I had let past experiences interfere with the decisions I ht now"

He slipped his ar, because her heart was already doing that thing it always did when she was in his arms, she searched his eyes As risky as her next question was--because he ht turn it around on her--she had to know "Is there so his hand out of hers and bringing it behind her neck, he s the word "no" His eyes were immediately on her lips, and he licked his own "I can hardly stand to look at you for very long without kissing you"

Then his lips were on hers, and she sighed against his Regina had come to the conclusion earlier that week that nobody had ever kissed her the way Brandon did From the very first time, he’d done so with that unabashed craze, and she’d felt it But since then, even though the craze had calmed a bit, the passion hadn’t Even when he kissed her softly and gently, as he did now, there was so much in those kisses They reached a place in her she didn’t think had ever been touched Kisses These were just his kisses!

But they were so much more than just kisses She wished she could explain it--understand it--because if she ever said it out loud, it would sound preposterous They’d been together for less than a week, and already his kisses held so much emotion Emotion he was yet to express verbally He’d told her she fascinated hioner--he wanted more of her, but why? Even with as much passion as he’d kissed her all week, he hadn’t so much as atte her as he did satisfied soina felt it too, but even as satisfying as his kisses were, she was ready foras theyon his shirt She wanted him to see--feel how ready she was to take this further Even as they sat on his bed, he never took his lips away fro her to him as they lay back His hand ed her head as he continued to kiss, sucking her tongue a bit harder as the kiss went on

Finally, he pulled away, only to breathlessly adh of yourhim to make love to her, his lips were on hers, and she was helpless to pull away She too was beginning to feel addicted to his tongue in herto her? She felt coue So er shehim Was that even possible?

If his ine ifThe asped "Make love to me, Brandon I wanna feel you inside me so bad"

He stopped and stared at her "Are you sure?"

She nodded eagerly then wrapped her ar another word, Brandon pulled away and began undressing her slowly Luckily, there was notshe’d done was shed her work clothes for a San Diego Padres T-shirt of his that she’d co with him It smelled like him, so fresh and clean and perfect but with that hint of his personal scent That first night when she’d spent the night at his house, she realized in her haste toshe needed for work and all her toiletries, she’d forgotten any pajaed into it in the evenings after taking a shower to relax in When she’d gone into his bathrooht it over her head combined with the perfectly worn soft cotton fabric had been alasmic If she had it her way, she’d live in his shirt

Brandon kissed her naked shoulders after pulling the shirt off of her Sprinkling more kisses down her collar bone, his touch was so incredibly gentle she could hardly believe he was into the stuff in his closet Maybe those things weren’t his, but they had to be