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March

For Spring Break this year, everyone wanted to go somewhere warm. Bella and I were in complete agreement with that. My aunt had a place in The Keys that she'd offered to let us all use, and though it wasn't one of the traditional places for college students to spend Spring Break, we didn't mind making the trip.

For my own part, I was nervous. Bella and I had talked about when we should take the final step in our relationship, and had decided we were going to wait until the time was right. I was more than ready to give myself to her fully. I knew she was my one. I was done waiting. She was disappointed that I wouldn't be the first for her, but I was okay with it. One of us needed to know what we were doing.

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There was something different in the air that day, some sort of sizzle or crackle you could feel across your skin, but couldn't see. Maybe it was the way we'd woken up; all tangled together so you couldn't tell where she ended and I began, or maybe it was the deadly blue bikini she wore to the beach. I couldn't explain, even to this day, what it was. But I wanted her. I had to have her.

I practically stalked over to where she was lying on her towel, sandwiched on either side by our friends. I grabbed her hand, practically hauling her to her feet, and ordered her to say goodbye to our friends and that we'd see them later. My sense of urgency must have been catching because we practically ran back to our room.

The minute the door was closed, I pushed her up against it and attacked her mouth with mine. I knew I should've slowed down, but I couldn't. I was so pent up, the energy so heavy in the air, it was as though it was part of me. I allowed her to breathe, and dragged my lips down the column of her neck. I sucked on the part of her neck where it met her shoulder, hoping to leave my mark on her. She moaned and lifted her feet off the ground, circling them around my waist, her heels digging into my ass.

I thrust against her, and fuck, the heat of her was scorching. I wanted nothing more than to get inside her.

"I... I want… I can't, Bell. I want you. So bad."

"Hey, hey." She placed her hands on either side of my face, raising my head so I met her eyes. "I want you, too, and you can have me, baby, but let's slow down a little."

Panting, I stared into her eyes, searching for something. What it was, I couldn't say, but I nodded my head and carried her to the bed.

And later, when I sank into her for the first time, I knew, without a doubt, she'd be mine forever. I would find a way to make it so.