LOVE BEYOND LEDGER

umbers looked clean, but she knew that a deeper dive was necessary. Her mind wandered back t

s a text from Ethan: Dinner tonight? I know a

ment, then typed back:

aurant. Ethan was already there, waiting for her at a candlelit table.

g," he said, pull

ed, feeling a warm blush

onversation about work, but

about their backgrounds, the

tween them w

eached across the table, takin

ophia. Something real. S

Ethan. But we must be careful. This audit... it's imp

ning with intensity. "I understand. But I also

ed to maintain professionalism, but her heart was pulling her

softly. "But we have to keep o

softening. "Agreed. But ton

ph

d in a blur of laughter, mean

che

r car, the tension between

hia whispered, her voic

nches from hers. "Goodnight, Sophia," he

ophia closed the distance, cap

m disappeared as they lost

er. Sophia moaned softly, her body arching towards him. They broke the ki

n whispered, his voi

their anticipation mounting with every passing second. As soon as they were insi

hes, desperate to feel skin ag

erever they went. Sophia's breath came in ragged g

only by the city lights outsi

his clothes. He joined her, his body pressing against

, his voice a mix of

, her body archin

a dance of passion and desire

gled together, their he

" Ethan whispered, his fingers ge

phia admitted, her v

ttered by the sudden ringing

heart sinking as sh

said, reluctantly pu

of curiosity and concern as s

re serious with ea

han asked as soo

with a mix of worry and determ

ing we need to di