gainst her better judgment, she n

se, away from her mother's watchful eyes. The spac

asked, her voice bar

se and conflicted. "I can't stop thin

kipped a beat.

f their shared experience. Raymond reached out, his

s she looked up at him,

ond said, his voice husky. "

, her pulse racing.

"I'm saying that I don't want to ignore what's between us. I k

st, to push him away and remind herself of the boundaries that should exist. But she j

urgent and filled with a mix of desperation and longing. Ginny's res

de seemed to disappear, and all that ma

proaching, and that snapped them back to real

of regret and longing. "We need to be careful," He said soft

t pounding. "Tell me s

ngering look before Raymon

ing from the intensity of their encounter. She closed the do

"What does he mean by that, if he thinks I'm letting hi

she shut her eyes tight, letting out a deep breath, before

the kitchen. "Raymond!" she called out cheerfully. "I'm going

the living room, perked up. "Alright, Lucy,

cutie," She smiled, pecking him

d, staring at the d

g for Ginny's room. He knocked gently, though the

aw who it was, she attempted to shut the door, but Raymond was faste

he expected. She turned around slowly, finding him just a f

ed to

toward the wall. "No, we don't.

aking a step closer. "We can't

and she realized she had no

pered, her voice trembling. "That it a

w the man she had spent that one reckless night w

id quietly. "But we c

steady her breathing. "What

o gently touch her arm. The contact sent a shiver down her s

admitted, his voice low. "All I know is that I

on, guilt, and something else she didn't want to admit. She tried to pu

," She whispered, her voice

g against her skin, sending waves of heat th

esperate and tender. Ginny's resolve crumbled, and she found herself kissing him back wi