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?"

disliked their girlfriends drinking at bars. She assumed all men were

him to question, scold, or give her the cold shoulder

was, "Why can't

him with innocent eyes,

he hugged her gently. "You're of legal drinking age, and alcohol is just a beverage. It doesn't make you good or bad. If whether a girl drinks or not is the measure of her character, it's

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 and will always be by

"Chris..."

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

when the words were at

a daze. Fueled by alcohol, she tiptoed and kissed

Chris was astonished.

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

gently placed

desire

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