Chapter 5

"So when you said 'getting comfortable with each other,' you meant blow-drying my hair?" I asked, my brain having conjured up every possible unhinged scenario on the way out here.

As Edward's fingers worked through my damp hair, gently tousling it dry and fluffy, I couldn't stop myself from blurting out my disbelief.

Edward let out a soft laugh. "Physical contact has to happen in baby steps. If we jumped straight into anything too intense, even I couldn't handle it. What we're doing today is right."

I breathed out a sigh of relief, though truth be told, I still felt…