Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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"I don't smell any alcohol," Lena muttered.

Aaron leaned closer, his flawless face coming within a breath's distance of hers.

Lena's nerves tightened like a spring, her pupils dilating as she stared at his face so close to hers. Her heartbeat pounded like a drum, loud and unrelenting.

"How about now? Do you smell it?" Aaron's voice was low, smooth, and intimate. The closeness made her focus solely on his lips-perfectly shaped, not too thin nor too full. They looked soft, and the thought of kissing them briefly crossed her mind. An inappropriate and utterly ridiculous notion, yet there it was, popping into her head uninvited.

Amidst her quickened breaths, she seemed to catch a faint hint of sweetness, mingled with a subtle, intoxicating aroma of alcohol. It was... oddly pleasant.

Her hand gripped the edge of the counter tightly. She dared not move, let alone breathe deeply, afraid that the smallest action might bring her lips to his.

If it were anyone else, she might have pushed them away and bolted. But this was her uncle. The man she'd grown up with, someone whose character she knew better than anyone else.

flirting-it couldn't be. He was just teasing her,

water's boiling," she said abruptly, breaking the charged

The water had boiled, and the temperature in

straightened up naturally, turning back to the stove to add noodles and seasoning to the pot. Lena

Lena, what is wrong with you? Are your hormones out

knew what might happen? She feared crossing a line so unforgivable it would blow

fragrant, a stark contrast

grab some side dishes," Aaron said, heading to the fridge. He

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her favorite. "I just had these made. Let me know if

guard. It had been ages since she'd

Uncle," Lena said, keeping her head down as she