Chris was taken aback. "You're of legal drinking age, right?" he asked Lena.

She nodded.

"In other countries, 21 is the legal drinking age. Are you already 21?" Chris inquired.

Lena didn't understand why he brought this up. Her thoughts were a blur, but she nodded in agreement. "Yes, I am."

"Then why can't you drink?" Chris wondered.

Something sent a jolt through her heart as she gazed at him. His eyes were clear, filled with love and passion meant only for her.

"You silly goose," he said softly, caressing her cheeks. "Why can't you drink?"

"I..." She hesitated, uncertain of what to say. "Don't you think a good girl shouldn't drink?"

believed that all men disliked their girlfriends drinking at bars.

to question, scold, or give her the cold shoulder if he smelled alcohol

he said was, "Why can't

looked at him with

beverage. It doesn't make you good or bad.

or feeling stuck. But it's up to you whether you want to share it with me. I will not force you and will

"Chris..."

to tell him about her troubled past, about the person who had almost ruined her life, and show

were at her

at the man before her in a daze. Fueled

Chris was astonished.

her waist in fear she might pull away and kissed her passionately, giving in to his desire. Rationality

gently placed her

locked, desire burning in their

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