Alicia nodded, mirroring Adrian; she had been wanting to do this, too, and right now all these feelings came bubbling up, though she paid no attention to the ones not happy and bubbly. The past couple of years they had talked. Everything had come down to them talking, them spending time together talking – sure some would say that they bickered, but it was still talking, and now, when everything seemed to be clicking into place, all they did was look and breath and smile, and good Godric, his smile! The way his eyes lit up making those amazing blue eyes appear even bluer and so full of life and he was smiling because he was looking at her. Alicia’s heart was pounding and she was smiling, feeling like her cheeks might crack from it, but she just couldn’t sto-
She shrieked when Adrian suddenly picked her up, her elbows coming to rest on his shoulders and her fingers delving into his short hair as she first looked down into his face and then smiled into his kiss. Sometime soon, she might ask for an explanation for this sudden change of heart, but for now, she didn’t care and all that really mattered was that he was holding her and they were kissing.