Chapter 26

Sapphire Watterson

We both walked back to the restaurant, I still had Andrew Blake’s jacket on me after I had pulled my hair down to help warm me up. That was kind of him and it made my heart warm up to him more. The night had been a blend of soft laughter, a tad of deep conversations, and intense sensuality. It was fast spiraling into an unplanned event.

I was slowly warming up to him. He knew the right words to say, and he knew when to say them. He would go to any length to see me happy even if it was just for a fleeting moment. Even after tonight, we won’t have any reason to see each other and that was when it happened.

It was impulsive, the kiss.

I try to believe that it was so unplanned even though after the first kiss we shared, I had thought about him, consistently. He lived rent-free in my mind and as much as I tried to stay away from him, remind myself that I should not fall in love with him or kiss him or even share a laugh, I found myself, i