Chapter 60: Cassidy

##Chapter 60: Cassidy

Book Two: Don't Leave

Once we've both spent ourselves, all that can be heard in my darkened room is the sound of our ragged breathing. He lowers his face to the delicate hollow of my neck so that his warm breath can feather across my skin. His heart pounds, racing against mine.

I press a tender kiss against the side of his face before he rolls away and grabs a Kleenex off the table beside my bed. He slides the condom off his softening length, wrapping it up, and disposing of it in the trash can by my desk. And then he's back, settling against me on the twin bed. His bigger body takes up most of the space as I drape myself across him, sifting my fingers through the dark sprinkle of hair smattered across his chest.

Have I felt this kind of contentment?

It's not a question that needs answering.

His fingers comb rhythmically through my hair.

After a handful of quiet moment, he says, "I was really worried when I couldn't find you. I hate that you left the party w