I'm so bewildered- not my natural state, not by a long shot- that for a moment, with my lip stinging and my breath going so fast, I almost don't recognize what's happening. I almost don't hear the sound that comes out of my own mouth when he kisses me, again, someplace new. It's shamefully close to a whimper. I hear what comes next, though, and not from a distant place. I am as awake and aware as I have ever been.
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It's clarity. But it's not especially welcome.
"St- Stop," she choked out.