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?"

their girlfriends drinking at bars. She assumed all men were

give her the cold shoulder if he

was, "Why can't you

looked at him with innocent eyes, her mind

is just a beverage. It doesn't make you good or bad. If whether a

why you drank. I want to be there for you if you're in trouble or feeling stuck. But it's up to you whether you want to share it with me. I will not force you

"Chris..."

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

the words were at her lips, she lost her

gazed at the man before her in a daze. Fueled by alcohol, she tiptoed and

Chris was astonished.

her

moved to the bedroom, and he gently placed her on

desire

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