"What? Now that you have me all to yourself, you're not going to attack me?" I ask.

"Attack you? I would never attack you. I'd maul, molest, fondle, and grope you, but I'd never attack you!" he says with a smile.

"Hmmm..."

He pulls me in close and kisses me. "Penny, for your thoughts," I ask. I want to know what's going through his mind. Most guys in this situation would be naked by now, ravaging me. At least, that's what I want him to do.

"You don't want to know my thoughts. Trust me. Just know that having you here with me, next to me, is a dream come...