It took me a moment to finally realize that everyone had filed out and only I and Aiden remained in each other's embrace. From time to time, I could hear his sharp intake of breath, and the way his arms would tighten around me.
I loved it all.
The best part of it all? I did not, not for a single moment, felt like I wanted this to end.
I craved it. Touched it.
Aiden was here. He had returned and it had not even been a week since he'd left. The space that had created had made me yearn for him even more.
I didn't know how long the hug lasted, but after a while, I felt Aiden nuzzling my neck even more and I froze. Perhaps it was the prospect that he may be marking me right there, or the fear that this was too much when all I wanted was a hug. Regardless though, I stiffened, and I guess h
