***This chapter contains a s*x scene***
ALBATORA’S POV
I was so nervous about taking this step with Mal, I didn’t want to mess it up and, well, it’s been a while.
I hadn’t meant to say I loved her at that moment. It was true and I had definitely wanted to tell her but that didn’t feel like the right moment. I was already making a mess of things.
I excused myself to the bathroom to get myself mentally prepared. I am not going to be able to talk through this experience and that added another level of fear as I wouldn’t be able to ask her if she was OK at any stage.
Perhaps we needed to first work out a nonverbal code so I could communicate without words or the device.
I smiled as I thought about the night so far. It has been absolutely perfect, and Mal is just the most amazing woma
