Chapter 44

She was reeling from what they shared, because the physical release had unearthed something else.

Noah Abel could re-invent her as a free bird, a freeness she yearned for. Make her an airborne heart. An airborne heart grows light, soars, still yet remains an earthbound thing with earthbound pains. And she feared her need for this man made her more an earthling in contrast to any other physical tethers.

"You've never done this before have you?" He sincerely questioned, since she wasn't ducking her head anymore, staring like he held the black sun in his eyes

"No… never."

"Was it overwhelming? I have the tendency to be. Today was not easy. You can always stop me if it gets that way." Noah wanted to know he could trust her to make these decisions.

Back in his arms, knowing full well the troubled shadows in his eyes had taken a back seat and she had helped him get there, was a vanity she'd rather indulge in. She kissed him on the nose.

"I liked it. I like knowing you can be yourself wi