Chapter 139. A Taste of Guilt

Josh’s breath mingled with mine, the proximity between us closing rapidly, creating a vortex of emotions that I could not even understand. What was I doing? It was not like I had feelings for the guy. 

If anything, it was Bradley that I had feelings for, feelings that I was not allowed to have knowing that I had Mark. But now with Josh, it was just confusion. What was going on?

His hand was warm against my cheek, and the tenderness in his touch made it difficult to resist. I could see the conflict in his eyes, the desperate longing that he was trying so hard to control. 

“Just one kiss, Lisa,” He whispered, his voice barely audible but laced with intensity. “That’s all I’m asking for. I need to know what it’s like, just this once.” 

My heart pounded so loudly that I was sure that he could hear it. Every rational thought screamed at me to pull away, to stop this before it went further. And I knew that I should have. But something deeper, something raw