years now?
 
 Cassia’s eyes were like a burning brand as they swept over
 
 Adalynn. They dropped to her toes, then slowly worked their
 
 way back up. When Adalynn saw the heat in them, she let out
 
 a long exhale, not of relief, but of sheer eagerness. She leaned
 
 forward, her hand at Cassia’s shoulder, the other finding its
 
 way to her hair again. She loved her hair, so silky and sensual
 
 and fine, the strands like white gold in so many more ways
 
 than just color. Their mouths met in hungry kisses as Cassia
 
 swept her legs away from the floor and angled towards the
 
 pillows, pulling Adalynn down with her.
 
 “I need to taste you,” Cassia groaned. “Please, Adalynn.”
 
 Her words were a wildfire burning Adalynn up. Cassia’s
 
 hand hooked under Adalynn’s panties and pulled them down
 
 her thighs. Adalynn helped her, twisting her legs and pushing
 
 at the soaked fabric. Her heart brutalized her ribs and her
 
 breaths punched out of her lungs as Cassia wriggled down,
 
 guiding her legs apart. She never would have expected that
 
 Cassia would be bold enough to do this, or that she would be
 
 bold enough to let her.
 
 She was open and exposed, but the fact that it was Cassia
 
 seeing her that way was a thought that roared through her
 
 body, sending her spiraling and spinning, chugging off
 
 whatever rails she’d been on. This was new, unchartered
 
 territory, and she was nervous and scared, even if she didn’t
 
 want to show it.
 
 Cassia’s hands curled around Adalynn’s thighs, and when
 
 Adalynn turned her gaze down and watched Cassia taste her
 
 for the first time, her hands tightened on the black wrought
 
 iron headboard until she was practically strangling the thing.