"What you started yesterday?" she finally asked after recovering from the tingling within her.

They stopped before her bedroom door, and he responded, "First, we should talk."

"I guess."

He smiled and reached for the door handle.

After opening it and motioning her in, he added, "We should talk about us."

The door closed.

"Us?" she asked, her legs walking to her wardrobe to pick an outfit for the outing with Amir and Lucille.

"Well, mostly you." She turned to Nathaniel, who carefully pressed ...