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mine, so my hips
responded in kind. I wanted to rip his clothing off, and let him
take me, but instead I stopped him. I couldn’t believe I did,
because I honestly did not want to. This entire scenario was
so unlike me. I wasn’t really a one-night-stand kind of
girl.
    “ Hey, can we just slow down
a bit? I’m going to get carried away here, and I don’t want you to
get the wrong idea. I certainly didn’t invite you to stay with me
here just for this.” I motioned the space between us.
    “ Sydney, there’s no way I
could think badly about you. I just know I feel something, and it’s
a very strong feeling. I’ve never felt anything like this
before. Never, not with anyone. I’ll do whatever you want me to; I
completely understand. But from the moment you walked down that
hallway, I just knew this was different; that you were different. I
just felt immediately connected to you, like meeting up with an old
friend. Does that even make any sense? I don’t really want to stop
what’s happening between us. But we can stop this wonderful
foreplay, or maybe just slow down a bit for now,” he said openly
yet softly into my ear, followed by a sweet kiss on my
cheek.
    I kissed him while pushing him back
slightly, my lips still attached to his. All I was doing now was
changing our position back to an upright one. He moved with me,
letting me control the situation. He was being a gentleman, even
though I was not quite being a lady.
    “ Would you like to maybe
watch TV for while or something? Cards?”
    He laughed quietly, and then said, “I
was actually really enjoying our most recent activity. Look, I’ve
had a really long day, maybe it would be best if I went up to get
some rest.”
    “ Oh my God, of course. Damn
it. I’m being so rude. I didn’t even think about the fact that you
just flew in today. You must be absolutely exhausted. I am so
sorry.”
    “ You have nothing to be
sorry about. You’ve been more than wonderful and accommodating to
me. This is the most comfortable I’ve felt anywhere in a long time.
Really. Thank you for that.”
    “ Well, I guess we should
head up to bed then. I mean, to get some sleep … in separate
rooms,” I smiled sheepishly at him. He laughed, ran his hand
through his messy hair and then down over his face. He was
obviously as worked up as I was, and doing his best to squelch any
desire or further action.
    “ Well, all those things
sound great to me.” He stood up and offered his hand to help me up
from the couch. Chivalry. Love it.
    We moved up the stairs, and he stopped
in front of my door to drop me off.
    “ So, this is a strange
place for a good night kiss, especially since we just met today,
along with the make-out session downstairs, but here goes.” He
leaned in and kissed me deeply. I melted into my door, which of
course was not shut all the way, and I tumbled backward into my
room and away from his lips. He looked a bit shocked, and just
stood there like someone had just erased me out of his
arms.
    “ Apparently, fate has a
different ending for tonight in mind, so I’ll just take that as my
cue, and wave from here before I hurt myself.” I giggled. I wasn’t
embarrassed at all; everything felt so natural with him. Normally I
would have been mortified to fall into a room during a kiss with
someone I just met. Except I never kissed men I had just met …
until Aiden. The whole day had just been so surreal .
    I lay in bed, thinking about him lying
in bed, only a room and a half away from mine. I wondered what he
was wearing to sleep. In my mind, he was naked, with just the sheet
covering him to his waist. I wondered if he was thinking about me.
I couldn’t wait to tell Cheryl all about him in the morning. Wait,
I didn’t have to go to work, as I had no other active cases right
now. I’d call Cheryl to meet me for lunch.
    * * *
    When morning came, I was woken by a
soft tapping on a door. Aiden must have been checking to see if I
was in the bathroom. I looked at