After seeing her making scared and angry expressions at him, at times he'd feel like her expressions now might be a mirage or a dream.

Like he was in a coma where he dreams joyful dreams that she fell for him.

But no, that is not possible since he learned about some other things that hacked his heart too.

And he could see... he could feel her warming up in his embrace. He knew she is not someone who can act.

Has she started to fall for me?

Jerlina trembled a bit sensing the warmth from his fingers on her ears. She leaned closer and his warm breath intertwined with her breath making her feel a little giddy. Her heart pounded.

Trusting him almost unconditionally, not minding his advances, wanting to touch and kiss him, wanting to see him happy, getting happy for him, feeling sad for him, feeling peaceful around him...

What is this feeling?

Is it love, really? Am I in love?

With him?

THIS SOON?

She gently placed her lips on his lips. They were soft and warm. She kissed his upper lip and she could feel his hold tightening around her.

"What?

" Jeremy's tone was guttural as she pulled back.

That's it? That's all?

"Nothing,

" she bent again to slightly nibble on his lower lip.

Hmm... I thought the hair might get in my mouth, but it didn't. And his facial hair is soft like fur. I thought it would be prickly. Is it because he's growing the beard for long?

She ran her tongue over his lip and heard him grunt softly.

He likes it...

She opened her eyes to see his partially opened eyes as if he was mesmerized. His eyes met with hers. He looked so vulnerable and manly at the same time.

She started to gently kiss him on the lips and the added soft feeling of his hair on her cheek and chin made her feel hotter. Holding the back of his head, she deepened the kiss.

I have a thing for bearded men, it seems. It could be a late realization considering...

Her breathing got heavier and she could feel him starting to get scorching as she slid her tongue inside his mouth. He was fumbling a little with her tongue first, but soon he caught up with her rhythm.

Touching him that much wasn't enough for her. Her hand at the back of his head, gently slid to his neck. As her chest felt heavy with all the kissing, she slowly left his lips and trailed her kisses on his cheek to his neck as her hand slid inside his shirt to his shoulder.

She wanted to breathe a bit but getting enveloped in his pine scent, she got warmer and bit his neck gently.

Jeremy who wanted to let her lead, couldn't hold back anymore. She's gotten too good at kissing and he didn't want to hold back anymore. His neck was one of his sweet spots.

His hand holding her waist, gently slid inside her cardigan. And he paused to see her reaction.

Jerlina met with his eyes. His eyes were misty and his breathing was heavy too. His hairstyle was ruined completely thanks to her and that made him look more erotic.

With his laser-sharp eyes meeting hers, he started to nibble on her lips as his scorchingly warm palm, rested on the bare skin of her waist. Along with a tickly feeling since that was one of her sensitive spots, she felt a wave of current passing through her whole body. His hand was very rough and as it glided over her soft body, it made her feel a height of pleasure.

Jerlina closed her eyes and kissed him back. His warm hand grazed over her torso as their tongues got intertwined. She could feel his member down there getting excited and his hands ended up at the hook of her bra.

She didn't stop kissing him. She didn't want to. She wasn't thinking much. She was just enjoying the feelings expressed by the man in whose embrace she's at and the way she reacted to it.

She felt they'd make a good pair.

Isn't this all going too fast?

Well...

She didn't know how that thought came to be... Maybe because the guy she was on top of has been struggling to unhook her bra for a good two minutes?

She looked at his face that was serious as if he was deciphering the Zodiac code. Or is he trying to solve the mysteries of the universe?

"Pfft...

" she ended up laughing and leaned on his shoulder.

"What?

" he asked still trying.

"Why- how-? Come on, Honeybuns... help me out here,

" he kissed her ear and she didn't stop laughing.

"Screw this,

" he tried to use his other hand.

She chuckled.

"Come on...try and unhook it with just one hand. I'll give you head as a reward,

" she said rubbing her stell-hard member with her palm.

"Hss...

" he hissed as he liked the sensation of her hand over his manhood. Even above his trousers, her hands gave a jolt of pleasure. He could only imagine the pleasures if she uses her mouth and tongue.

"You gave your word. You can't take it back,

" he looked at her.

"Okay,

" she wetted her lips slightly and gave a peck on his lips.

With a grunt, he held the back of her head and started to kiss her again. She looked so alluring and tempting his rationality.

"What were you thinking, Joel?

" she asked leaning on his shoulder.

Her lips hurt a bit after their makeout session and even after half an hour, this guy was still adamant about unhooking her bra and so she just leaned on him leaving him to his devices. It seems like he didn't want to lose.

"This is...f*ck! The elastic is cheating...

" he mumbled.

"About what?

" he paused his quest for a moment and asked her.

"You helped me a lot silently but you never let me know anything while I was running away from you. I can say you were seriously in love with me. So why didn't you even try to explain to me or let me know by some means? If others didn't tell me I wouldn't have known anything. You do not think that it is a waste?

" she asked.

"Did Mark tell you about me talking to your dad?

" he asked.

"Mark and others really. It seems like the whole town knew you were in love with me... except me. Everyone has at least one story to tell about how obviously you were in love with me,

" she started playing with his chest hair peeking out.

"Yeah?

" Jeremy was surprised. He didn't think that he was that obvious. But maybe he was.

"I just wanted to see you happy and didn't think it was necessary to let you know. But... I regret thinking that way now,

" he hugged her.

"Holding you now like this, I realize how much I've missed. Ten years... we could have had a lot.

"

"Yeah,

" Jerlina sighed.

They've missed a lot.