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.

leaned toward him as she

fed her, causing Willow to be overjoyed as she

felt like he was

and his identity as he wanted to celebrate with Willow without

wishing that you make it onto the list of

clinked their

then, their eyes met. The man’s eyes were as dark as the midnight sky—mysterious and deep while being

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

as she glanced toward the

champagne was not able

“You shouldn’t be drinking.”

Willow said as she looked at the man

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

“That’ll do!” Willow nodded.

the bottle and poured her a small glass. She sniffed it and did not fancy it, but she wanted to try it. If she forced herself

Willow

the whiskey and filled her plate with food. “Fill your