All of Me? The Trust Me? Trilogy by K E Osborn Page A

know he does. He’s worried that saying it will scare you off. Don’t tell him I told you though,” Aiden says, trying to ease her mind.
    “How do you know? Did he say something to you?” Sarah asks, sitting up with a faint hint of a smile.
    “Yeah, he said that in the beginning of your relationship you told him that saying I love you too quickly would scare you off. He has no idea how to tell you that he loves you, and believe me when I tell you he does. He’s terrified because the last thing he wants to do is to scare you off.”
    Sarah’s face lights up. “Oh my God, he loves me?”
    She gets up out of her chair and runs to the living room. “This calls for a dance party,” she says turning on the TV to the music channel and starts dancing around the room.
    “Was that true?” I ask.
    “Yeah, he was telling me the other day after the snail incident.”
    “Is it any wonder I’ve fallen for you so hard? It was nice of you to tell her like that,” I say, looking at the face of the man I love so deeply. And I think with that little bit of kindness he just showed to my best friend, I fall in love with him just a little bit more.
    “What can I say? I’m a nice kind guy.”
    “Do you need a hand with dinner?”
    “I know where you can put your hand, and it has nothing whatsoever to do with dinner.” He raises his eyebrows insinuatingly.
    “Aiden!” I say while I slap his chest. He looks down at me with an all-encompassing smile, and I can’t help but smile back at him. I love it when he’s being cheeky.
    ***
    I eat the last mouthful of my dinner as Chris opens and walks through the front door toward us.
    “Hey guys.”
    Sarah jumps up from her seat so quickly it falls to the floor. She runs to him, jumps, and wraps her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist.
    “I missed you too, babe,” he says leaning in for a kiss. Sarah pulls away and looks him directly in the eyes. Chris cocks his head to one side and furrows his brow. Before he knows it, she’s blurting out.
    “I love you, Chris Starke.”
    Chris’ face lights up. “You don’t know how good it is to hear you say that. I’ve been waiting for what seems like forever to say, I love you, Sarah Carlisle.” Chris leans in and kisses her passionately. He tightens his hold on her and carries her to their bedroom. She giggles all the way down the hall.
    We chuckle as they leave, and I feel overwhelming happiness for my best friends who have finally acknowledged their love for each other.
    “I remember when you first said you loved me,” I say, smiling at the memory.
    “It was the day you had a meltdown, and I had to come back to calm you down, because you knew you loved me and the emotion was a bit overwhelming,” he says with a smirk.
    I scrunch my face in pretend anger. I can’t believe he brought that up!
    “Oh, baby, you know how cute you look when you pretend to be angry.” He laughs. “It was the best moment of my life, besides you agreeing to marry me… both times.”
    We both exhale at the fond memories we have of both proposals. He kisses my forehead then rests his on mine.
    “I think the dishes can wait till tomorrow, don’t you,” I say, raising my eyebrows seductively.
    “Absolutely,” he says. He leans down, picks me up, dangles me over his shoulder, and carries me to the bedroom. On the way, he slaps me on my ass, and throws me on the bed. I giggle as I bounce on the mattress involuntarily. He rips off his shirt, showing his gorgeous chiseled chest and moves towards the edge of the bed. Kneeling over me, his knees either side of my legs, he makes his way up the bed to me, leaning down and kissing my collarbone. I inhale at his touch and close my eyes, enjoying the wonderful feelings that are all Aiden.
    He kisses from my collarbone to my neck, then across my jaw and up along my cheek to my wanting lips while pressing his weight down on me. One of my hands finds his hair, and the other grips tightly onto his