I may have eeped.

Standing up, he swung me into his arms.

I draped my arms around his neck. "You abducting me? Because I'm fine with that."

He strode down the darkened hallway. "I want to make love to you in my bed. I never wanted anyone in there. Not until tonight. Not until you."

I cradled my cheek in the crook of his neck. "I'm glad you waited," I said softly.

We were pressed heart-to-heart, a single racing beat.

He set me down on ...