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Heart still beating out her chest Trish reluctantly forced herself to break the kiss. Her fingers were still clenched firmly in place while she licked her own lips, slowly opening her eyes to look down at Ed, her Ed. Trish’s own blue eyes danced between his as if unsure of which one to focus on. Giving up the fight, she smiled again and rested her forehead against his. Trish inhaled deeply prior to what came next, readjusting the hand that had been under his shirt to meet the other one on his neck once more. "Ed?" Trish spoke slightly above that of a whisper. "I love you, too."
Suffice to say this was a first for Trish. She avoided the l-word at all costs within the context of such a passionate relationship, mostly as a means of guarding herself, but also because she'd never truly felt that way about any other guy. It felt scary and exciting all the same to say it and know it meant something greater than she'd ever known before. That aside, she could safely say she had experienced a first with her best friend, something she would always remember to be the first and potentially only time she had done so. For someone like Trish it was a rarity indeed to experience newness in this regard, but already she and Ed had discovered that within their snog session. "I love you so much," she repeated after placing another gentle kiss on his lips, her hands cupping his jawline as she pulled back again.
Unaware of what this new territory meant for them, Trish found herself hoping it would breach a committed level. Again, that was foreign. Usually she avoided tying herself down at all costs. Yet this was one circumstance she would gladly repeat as often as possible if only guaranteed the outlet. After a few more seconds of staring at Ed, still a great deal surprised by where the evening found the two of them, Trish shifted her body around a little more in order to get comfortable enough to rest her head in the groove of his neck. Nuzzling her nose against his skin once more , Trish placed a soft kiss on the surface of his skin. “What now?” she vaguely asked, hoping Ed would have some sort of solution to what to make of this entire thing.