Nevertheless

to something more. Their conversations grew deeper, their laughter louder, and t

, Sarah leaned in closer, her gaze lingering on Jake's lips. "You know, Ja

in his chest. He had been trying to ignore the growing attraction simmering beneath

with desire. "You feel it too?" he

"I've never felt this way about anyone before,"

r lips in a searing kiss. The world fell away around them as they lost th

arved for connection. They explored each other's bodies with a hunger that b

e in the back of Jake's mind reminded him of the dangers of getting too close. Love w

it was a slippery slope, one that could lead to heartbreak if they weren't careful. But the allure of Sara

g to unravel everything they had built together. But for now, in the throes of passion and desire, Jake and Sarah sur