Chris was taken aback. “You’re of legal drinking age, right?” he asked Lena.

She nodded.

“In other countries, 21 is the legal drinking age. Are you already 21?” Chris inquired.

Lena didn’t understand why he brought this up. Her thoughts were a blur, but she nodded in agreement. “Yes, I am.”

“Then why can’t you drink?” Chris wondered.

Something sent a jolt through her heart as she gazed at him. His eyes were clear, filled with love and passion meant only for her.

“You silly goose,” he said softly, caressing her cheeks. “Why can’t you drink?”

“I…” She hesitated, uncertain of what to say. “Don’t you think a good girl shouldn’t drink?”

at bars.

to question, scold, or give her the cold shoulder if he smelled

was, “Why can’t

looked at him with

beverage. It doesn’t make you good or bad. If whether a girl drinks or not is the measure of her character,

for you if you’re in trouble or feeling stuck. But it’s up to you whether you want to share it with me. I will not force you and will

“Chris…”

hold back her tears any longer. She longed to tell him about her troubled past, about the person who had almost ruined her life, and show

were at her

the man before her in a daze. Fueled by alcohol,

Chris was astonished.

her waist in fear she might pull away and kissed her passionately, giving in to his desire. Rationality lost its grip

to the bedroom, and he gently placed her on the soft, spacious

desire burning in

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