Never Too Far Novel

Jasper popped open a bottle of champagne and poured half a glass each for himself and for Willow. It felt like they were on a date under the candlelight.

Willow held her glass and looked at Jasper with her mesmerizing eyes. She toasted, “Here’s to you, Mr. Wyatt.”

Jasper was stunned for a moment and gave her a toast.

Willow sighed and said, “I’ve thought about it—let’s be friends! From now on, can we be friends?”

Jasper nodded. “Sure.”

She was a little disappointed that he agreed to that, but she was optimistic about it. At the very least, she would hear from him. She would cherish the time she was able to spend with him.

Willow was hungry and started to enjoy the cheesy lobster on her plate. She was careless and the corner of her lips got stained with some sauce.

The man stared at her profoundly, but Willow was not aware of this. He hesitated for about three seconds before extending his arms and wiping off the sauce on her lips with his slender fingers.

Willow was dazed, and only then did she realize that she had stains on the corner of her mouth. She was embarrassed and used a napkin to wipe it off.

Jasper brought her plate toward him and sliced her lobster into smaller pieces.

was delighted; she leaned toward him as she waited for

fed her, causing Willow to be overjoyed as she

he was

behind his work and his identity as he wanted to celebrate with Willow

make it onto the list of

clinked their glasses,

dark as the midnight sky—mysterious and deep

had butterflies in her stomach again. This man’s gentleness

glanced toward the night sky,

not able to

“You shouldn’t be drinking.”

I’m happy,” Willow said as she

her pleas. He walked toward the alcohol cabinet and brought over a bottle of whiskey, saying, “I only

“That’ll do!” Willow nodded.

opened the bottle and poured her a small glass. She sniffed it and did not fancy it, but she wanted

Willow toasted Jasper

took a sip of the whiskey and filled her plate with