Page 86 of Teach Me How To Fly

She ran to me and the moment our bodies glued together in a powerful hug, she wrapped her hands around my neck and buried her beautiful face in the soft material of my sweater.

My hands were wandering on her entire body, caressing her lower back and playing in circles on her waist line. I felt how my soul was flying highest in the infinite sky now that I had her in my arms.

Her scent.

Her body.

Her breath.

Everything that came with her was nourishing my entire insignificant human being. She was giving my life purpose and I knew this the moment I felt her heartbeat vibrating on my chest — that was when I felt a strange change in the way my mind worked and I simply knew what I needed to do. And that was loving her as perfectly as I could.

“I missed you so much,” she whispered softly in my ear as she tried so hard not to start sobbing.

I knew she was on the verge of bursting out crying right now by the way her tone of voice changed instantly when she spoke.

I missed her too, but I chose not to say a thing but to place a warm kiss on the side of her neck.

Fuck it.

I shouldn’t have done that.

All the moments when she would tremble when someone touched her came back to my mind and I felt like a piece of crap now that I let myself fall prey to my desires. I knew she didn’t react like that with me, but I didn’t want to make her uncomfortable in any way.

But every thought disappeared from my mind as I came to the realization that she actually enjoyed the kiss considering how she pushed herself closer to me, as if she was eager to feel my lips pressed on her skin one more second.

“We have to talk,” I said, letting my hands fall down on her lower back.

She moved away from me, still keeping her hands on my shoulders as she nodded with a light movement of her head. Her beautiful eyes were gazing at me in a way that made me feel like I was going to be hypnotized.

Get yourself back up, Maksen.

“Yes, we do.”

“Mister Brown, the food is served in the room you ordered it,” Taylor said as he came closer to us.

I tilted my head and gave him a soft smile as I grabbed Annalise by her hand and started walking towards her room. I was nervous now that she was so close to see what I prepared for her and I really hoped I made everything perfect for her.

I wanted her to feel at home in my home.

We reached the door and I opened it, letting her walk inside, and as soon as she took the first step my heart started pounding harder in my chest.

She stopped in front of the bed and I knew she was looking at all the food put on its surface. Taylor made sure to bring a wooden bed table that looked great combined with the rest of the room. There was plenty of healthy food I knew Annalise would appreciate and considering her facial expression, I knew she loved it.

“This is going to be your room from now on.”

I could feel the warmth of her body hugging me entirely now that I was so close to her.

She turned on her heels and looked me deeply in the eyes, while her mouth stretched into the most gorgeous smile I’d everseen. I was so dumb whenever I was around her, but I guess that's what love did to me.

Love was what destroyed me, but it was also the thing that rebuilt me from scratch.

“It’s more than I could’ve asked for,” she purred and the only thing I could look at right now was her lips.

God damn those beautiful round lips of hers.

We were alone in the room, with no one who could’ve looked at us and discovered the feelings that were wandering between us. I still had Killian’s blood on my hands and heart, and she still had the trauma draining her soul. Yet we were together, and in that moment, it felt like everything disappeared into a void.

“Please, could you do it?”

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