They settled in for the night later than usual, but their spirits were high thanks to the bounty of blueberries they’d been given.
“Tell me about your cabin,” she said, lying beside him, her blanket touching his.
“It’s a simple one-room cabin.There’s a small root cellar.I do have a stove.I saved up for it all winter, so you would have a stove to cook on.”
“Oh, that’s wonderful.Thank you, Jasper.”She rolled toward him and kissed him.
Jasper, surprised at her actions, kissed her back, more deeply than he’d done up to that point.His hands roamed over her body.After a minute, he realized what he was doing, and he groaned, rolling to his back.
“What’s wrong?”she asked.“Did you not want me to kiss you?”
“I love it when you kiss me.I just...I want more than kisses, but I promised you we’d wait until we reached Yeti, so we’ll wait.”
“I didn’t ask for that promise...”She rolled toward him again, offering her lips, and this time he couldn’t resist.
Before either of them knew what was happening, they were naked and touching each other everywhere.When he joined them together, she felt closer than she’d ever felt to another person.It hurt, but that didn’t matter.What mattered was being close to her Jasper, the man she would love for the rest of her life.
