Abandoned by All I Took It All Back novel Chapter 288

She froze completely, her body rigid. His large hand cradled the back of her head.

Her eyes were wide open, her lashes trembling nervously as she stared at the man whose eyes were closed.

So this is what kissing is like...

His kiss was gentler than she'd imagined, but underneath it was a heat that made her head spin.

The kiss deepened, like he was trying to pull her under and keep her there.

Her fingers clenched his shirt, her entire body feeling weak and pliant, drained of all strength.

Wendy's mind was a complete blank. She had no idea how to respond; she had absolutely no experience with kissing.

When the tip of his tongue gently probed at her lips, she couldn't help but shudder. "Mm..."

"Close your eyes," a deep, husky voice murmured against her mouth before his lips captured hers again.

A tingling sensation she had never felt before spread from her lips, traveling up her spine to the base of her skull, making her almost forget to breathe.

The feeling was strange.

Indescribable.

In her twenty-seven years of life, she had never experienced anything like it.

So this was how it felt to be kissed... It was so... wonderful.

Couples on TV kissed like this. If they got married, does that mean they could kiss every day…?

"Married!"

The word jolted her back to reality, and she pushed Finch away.

Her face was flushed, her voice low and trembling. "We... we're moving too fast..."

They had only just made their relationship official tonight, and now this...

Wasn't it too fast?

If one thing led to another and something... regrettable happened, she couldn't imagine the consequences.

She had to stay calm.

Even though she was inexperienced, she knew that when two people were alone like this, it was easy for things to get out of hand. A man and a woman, alone together... it was easy to cross the final line.

She buried her face in her blanket, a wide smile spreading across her lips.

She couldn't wait to share the news with her friends.

She typed a simple message in their group chat: [I have a boyfriend now.]

Just that afternoon, she had told them it wasn't even a sure thing yet.

Now, only a few hours later, she was eating her words.

What followed was an avalanche of messages from her ecstatic friends.

After chatting for a while, she was about to turn off her phone and go to sleep when a message from Finch came in.

[I'm so sorry for being so forward tonight. I didn't get your permission. I don't know why, but when I'm with you, I can't control my feelings. The truth is, I've liked you ever since I saw you waiting at that crosswalk.]

[I used all sorts of excuses to get closer to you, and today, I suddenly realized I couldn't wait any longer. I was afraid someone else would snatch up someone as amazing as you.]

[I like you. I like you a lot. I want to build a family with you. I know we can be happy together. Good night, Wendy.]

For the first time, Wendy Clifford was tasting the sweetness of love.