Page 84 of A Lab Rat's Guide to Fated Love
No sooner had the question popped up in her head, the answer appeared, too. Right. He couldn’t see.
Had she forgotten? She had… for a while.
Rising on her toes, she pressed her mouth to his, and his lips instantly parted.
As she began tasting him, his palms brushed down her sides, leaving trails of warmth and want everywhere they went. His fingers fluttered like a bunch of moths against her skin, taking their sweet time remembering her. All of her.
He pressed closer, and their lips danced, savoring every lick and graze. Slow and urgent. Eager and patient.
Nori embraced the familiar feel of his hair between her fingers and his bare skin against hers as their clothes dissolved to nothing. He spoke her name. Over and over.
What was her name? She couldn’t remember.
Tender grass cushioned her back as they sunk into it together, and she gasped at the feel of him sliding into her. She kissed him again as he slowly began to move. In and out. She’d missed that. Missed him. And the way his mouth kept smiling in between kisses and thrusts.
Her back arched, and his name rolled off her tongue as she felt herself peak and shatter into a million pieces. And a short moment later, he, too, shook against her, crushing her to him.
“I love you,” she told him.
“I love you.” His fingers traced the edges of her face. Her jaw. Her lashes. Her nose. Another kiss.
The fog rolled back in, engulfing her, and she drifted off again.
Nori opened her eyes to find herself in bed, in a partially moonlit room. As she pushed herself up, a single tear trickled down her cheek.
“A dream,” she whispered, choking back a sob. She turned to find Vir’s side of the bed empty. “Vir?”
She switched the bedsidelamp on.
Had she lost him again?
Vir
Vir heard the panic in Nori’svoice right before the ripples of her fear rammed into him.
“Vir? Vir!”
He shut the faucet off and stepped out of the bathroom to find her teetering ashen-faced in the middle of the room.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, rushing to her side.
“Vir!” Her tense stance loosened, and before he could ask her again, she slammed right into him.
“I thought I’d lost you,” she mumbled into his chest, “again.”
“Again?”
“I thought… I thought…” She backed away from him and stood staring at her feet. Her hands tugged at the hem of her shirt, nervously twisting the fabric between her fingers. When she finally glanced up again, she looked deeply confused.
“Did you have a nightmare?” he asked, his palm cupping her cheek.
Nori’s brow creased at the question, and she shook her head. A tear rolled down her cheek. Followed by another. And another.
“Nori…” Vir brushed them away with his thumb. “I’m right here. I’m not going anywhere, I promise.” He gently tilted her chin up and waited till her eyes lifted to meet his. His breath caught at what he found simmering behind them.
He kissed her, softly. Once. Twice.
The third time, he let the tip of his tongue graze the crease between her lips, and her mouth parted with a sigh. Her desire spiked without warning, fueling his own. Her hands tangled in his hair, curling into fists as she melted against him. And it wasn’t long before they were both gasping for air.
