He'd lost all connection to the other Evey by the time their lips met. Aidan wasn't thinking about Preston or that there were two Eveys in one. He was thinking only about how this moment should have come sooner. That he should have gone to her right away to tell her what he'd done so they could begin to work past it.
Aidan kissed her back with a need and fierceness that he hadn't felt in a really long time. He placed his hands on hers at first, and then slid them down her arms to her shoulders.