Page 32 of Love Like Ours

His smile brightened. “Deal,” he said before his lips covered hers again.

Time was lost. Her temperature rose. Her body vibrated. She’d never felt anything more overwhelming in her life than how much she wanted him. It filled her dreams that night and no doubt would for the rest of her life.

Even though she’d felt slightly frustrated and unsatisfied that she’d spent the night alone, the next day she walked into work beaming.

“Someone got lucky,” Juliette said during her first break.

“No, just… slightly lucky,” she added with a laugh.

“Palmer finally made his move.” Then her friend gasped. “Or was it that Max guy you said moved into town?”

“No, gosh.” She shushed her and glanced around. “Palmer.” She shook her head. “Max and I are just friends. And,” she said slowly, “I didn’t get lucky. We just… kissed.” Her smile doubled.

“You’ve already just kissed,” Juliette pointed out.

“Yes, but this time it was…” What? Longer? More magical, heated, extraordinary? “Different.”

“Right.” Juliette rolled her eyes. “Come back when you get to first base.”

Sophia laughed at her friend’s back as she walked away.

For the rest of the evening, she thought about just how to accomplish the task of getting to all the bases. Truth was, she’d wanted Palmer from the first moment she’d met him all those years ago. Now, even more so. Whatever happened next, she knew that she’d have to be the one to make the move or, as Juliette said, she’d never get to first base.