Chapter 73: The end

Karen waited for him to react, but there was nothing. He stood there staring at her, trying to process the information internally. There was no way in the world she had just said that.

"What?" He said in a cracked voice.

She shrieked when he pulled her to her feet and lifted her from the floor  she tapped his shoulders repeatedly, "put me down, please let me go." She squealed in amusement.

He did just as she had said, letting her to her feet and then he took her lips in his.

"Oh my God, I can't believe this," he laughed, placing his hands on his head.

"You scared me back there for a minute, I thought you were going to react the total opposite." She confessed with a smile,  wrapping her arms around him, "so you're happy about it then?" She raised an eyebrow at him.

"Fuck yes!" He chuckled. "I don't even know what the right action to take is right now." He buried h