Karen clutched the bouquet of roses as she slid into the passenger seat of Levi’s truck.

“Decided what you’re in the mood for?” Levi asked as he buckled up and revved the engine alive.

Karen pondered for a moment, “How about a steakhouse?”

“Perfect! There’s this place on Rising River Avenue; that’s all the rage in Eldorria City. The steaks are to die for. I’ll take you there,” Levi said as he raised his eyebrows playfully; his eyes were sparkling with a boyish charm.

His words and slightly awkward mannerisms had given Karen a hint.

She met his gaze, hesitated, and then ventured, “If you don’t mind me asking… have you, um, never been in a relationship before?”

Levi seemed caught off guard by the question. He instinctively ran a hand through his hair, “Well, there was this one time in high school, but it ended pretty quick with a call to my parents.”

“That’s it?”

“Yeah. I was always buried in my studies, and once I started working, there was just never enough time to think about dating.”

wasn’t something he could fake, but the more innocent he seemed, the

was so pure, and

we should be upfront with

replied, earnestly turning on the dome light and parking

moistened her lips with her tongue, took a breath, and said,

Levi nodded, “Then?”

mean I’ve done some really

lay her cards on the table so they both had a chance to choose, rather than having it come out later and deal with whether or

dome light, Karen could see the blush on his cheeks spreading, his ears turning a shade of

and that she broached this

I don’t mind,” he finally managed to

“Are you sure?”

past, but it’s

innocence made Karen feel as though she was corrupting a young boy. She quickly switched off the dome light

“Alright!”

as she spent more time with him. He was naive and confused, while he had a way of making thoughtful gestures that warmed Karen’s heart.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join &

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