“Oh”, Jane made a dazed sound of surprise, her vision blocked by his hands over her eyes. In the darkness, the scent of fresh, cool pine on him was even more heady and intense.

“Jane, we’re married. Kissing isn’t anything unusual, is it?” He wanted to nudge his way into her heart, just a little, the way she had his.

He would wait for her to grow comfortable with him, to fall in love with him… and only then could he reveal all his secrets to her.

He didn’t want to let her ...