ularly cherished in my life. You can imagine, my past was nothing but a pile of miseries that could be brought about by poverty and oppression."
She didn''t expect his past to be so heavy. For a moment, she couldn''t respond. She couldn''t help but feel sorry for him, reaching out to caress his forehead, trying to wipe away the dark clouds climbing onto his brows.
Andre pretended to be relaxed, shaking his head as if he wanted to drive away the unhappy memories, "Saint-Clemont is too good at scheming. Taking advantage of our bicker, he won your heart with tears. Maybe I should suffer another injury, so I can snatch your heart back."
"Andre!" Edith scolded.
"Since you don''t agree to this plan, then I''ll have to do this!" Andre suddenly grabbed both her armpits and lifted her high up.
"Ah, put me down, Andre Quenet! I''m not a little kid!" Edith kicked her legs wildly in the air, laughing and frolicing.
He succeeded in placing his ear on the position of her heart, "Your heart is beating so fast! It belongs to me once again."
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Andre lay in bed, reading a book by candlelight, when the bedroom door creaked open, and in came Edith, dressed merely in her nightgown, sneaking up on him with a sly grin.
With a skip and a hop, she cheerily jumped onto his bed, straddling him to claim his kisses. The book in his hand thudded to the floor with a muffled sound.
Her kisses were fiery and wild, it took a while for Andre to catch his breath again. Edith playfully caressed his flushed cheeks.
"Your passion is so overwhelming, Edith," he teased, feeling pleased.
Bending down, she traced the contours of his face with her fingers. "You are so handsome!"
"Is your desire for me only physical?" he asked, in a bit annoyed tone.
"How could it be?" she laughed. "I love you exactly like I love our republic."
He pulled her down, and the two young lovers lay together face to face, greedily drinking in each other''s fragrance with their lips.
After they parted, they blew out the candle and lay side by side on the bed. The position was pretty suggestive, but there was always a barrier between these two pure souls, preventing them from crossing th