AUTHOR'S NOTE: Shiznits, this chapter is short. I dunno, I think maybe making the kiss scene a different chapter ads emphasis.

Anyway, thanks everyone who has read this so far and a big thanks to everyone who took the time to review! ily guys!!!

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A first kiss cannot be described.

The fluttering in my stomach was like an insatiable hunger that craved more of his lips, more of his touch. The shaking of my limbs was the overwhelming feeling of safety and protection. The weight of his body pressed against my own told me nothing could go wrong.

A rough hand traveled up my bare arm, leaving a trail of goosebumps in its wake. I could feel his hardships through the callouses on his fingers; through the raised scars of each battle he fought. I could only catch a glimpse of the pain he has had to endure.

Leather buckles scraping against my flesh.

My hands fervently gripping him closer.

The opening and closing of our desperate lips.

I refused to let go, I refused to give him up. After so many years of pretending he didn't exist, after so many years of lying to myself, I was finally able to find solace. I could finally feel comfort, if only for a moment.

Even after our lips diverged, my eyes remained unopened, my mouth parted. I tried to hold on to the fleeting feelings of our impassioned osculation; keep them locked away in my mind. I needed to remember this moment standing here with him, fore who knows when the next time this happens will be?

The heat of his body shielded me from the chilly morning air as he cloaked me in an embrace.