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62|I Promise
~Zia~
It’s both worrying and overwhelming how Xavier knew me like the back of his hands. His lips on mine were soft and careful, as though he’s cautious not to break me.
It was as gentle as a morning breeze. His kiss tells me that everything is going to be okay, taking away my worries like he always does.
It won’t, and we both know that.
His hand came on my backsides, pushing me to mold against his body while the other held my jaw, fingers sliding on the back of my skull, threading through my hair.
I sighed in his mouth; the tension in my body instantly lessened.
I missed him so much that it hurts to be this close to him. The days that gone by where I reprimanded myself for
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