He said it! Jace loves me! Holy Mary Mother of God! Or am I dreaming this or is he kidding me? I remove my lips from his for a moment, but only enough so that they are still touching, "Am I dreaming?" He laughs a throaty laugh that gives me goosebumps again and pulls me closer to him by the waist.

"No baby, you're not dreaming," his disarming grin makes my legs turn to jelly again. The rain is still running down us and by now we both look like wet poodles, I just hope my make-up hasn't run and he's confessing his feelings to a panda.

He gently presses...