'I love you, Prue,' he whispered, then waited, and Prue shook, fighting a last-ditch battle with her fear and her uncertainty, then she whispered it back.
'I love you.'
'Ah . . .' he breathed, closing his eyes, and his face glowed with triumph; then he opened his eyes and looked at her with an unleashed passion that sent the blood singing through her veins. Josh bent his head, and she met his mouth with all the desire she had been hiding for so long, knowing that she need never hide her feelings again.