She wanted to experience brand new things, and doing them
 
 with Adalynn would be so much fun. She suddenly wanted to
 
 become a good ballroom dancer. She wanted to know which
 
 pieces of music Adalynn liked and the ones she didn’t and
 
 why. Adalynn wasn’t a good cook, but it would be fun to take
 
 cooking lessons together so that they could both get better.
 
 It stabbed at Cassia’s gut when she realized she was already
 
 making plans that inserted herself into a future with Adalynn,
 
 but she didn’t know if that was going to be possible. Cassia
 
 wanted to enjoy every moment they spent together and not
 
 hope for more than Adalynn could give, but it was impossible
 
 not to be excited, even if she cautioned herself against it.
 
 Her natural response was to crave Adalynn’s touch, her
 
 closeness. It wasn’t just because she was Cassia’s first. It was
 
 so much more beyond losing her virginity. She felt connected
 
 to Adalynn on a deeper level, a different plane than most
 
 people inhabited altogether.
 
 The room was electric with their connection. The current
 
 that travelled between them was as charged as ever. Her body
 
 was starved for Adalynn and when she leaned in, setting her
 
 cheek against Cassia’s cheek, it took a herculean amount of
 
 effort for her not to rush things by grasping Adalynn’s jaw and
 
 turning her face in for a kiss that would leave both of them
 
 dizzy and breathless and wanting more. Instead, Cassia let
 
 Adalynn lead like she was leading her with every step that
 
 they took.
 
 Adalynn’s breath was warm and tickled her cheek, and
 
 Cassia was so relaxed she felt like she could have been
 
 floating instead of actually dancing those steps. She closed her
 
 eyes and swayed with Adalynn, inhaling the sweet citrus scent