I just sent ch. 21 of Zeppelins off to Amy to beta.
Sneaky peak? Yes? Yes?
He swallows hard and his eyes are naked emotion when he looks at her. “No,” he says honestly. “Not even with her. I loved Elisabeth, but…it wasn’t like this. It wasn’t…Rose, it’s so much more with you. So much more that it scares me to death, because I’ve already…I’ve already lost so much and now there’s you and you already fill every gap in my life I didn’t know I had before I met you, it’s consuming and, and…and I shouldn’t be telling you this, not so soon.”
“But you should,” she says and he can see her heart in her eyes. “Jonathon, I love you. And it scares me to death, too, because I’ve never felt so out of control in my thoughts and deeds and emotions. I’ve always thrived on control and now…when I’m with you, I don’t want control. I want to surrender it all to you and just…just…be yours.” She gulps. “It should be too much, it’s overpowering, but I don’t want it to stop. I don’t ever want it to stop because I…because I--.” She can’t even think how to finish her sentence so instead she pushes herself snuggly into his body and kisses him with desperate passion.