Adventure Of Love

shifted, something she wasn't sure she could undo. It was like all the memories of their passionate, messy relat

d carefully built over the past year came crashing down. Evelyn was trying to move forward, to get back to her normal life, but Bryan was m

r instinct had been to say no, to put distance between them and avoid falling back into old patterns. But her heart had other plans. Against h

lashy, paparazzi-filled spots they used to frequent back when their relationship had been all over the tabloids

lightly tousled, like he hadn't bothered to style it, and his shirt was unbuttoned at the collar, giving him a casu

id, standing

. His cologne, a familiar mix of sandalwood and something else she couldn't quite pl

t a rush of warmth through her. It had been a long t

nces at Bryan, who seemed just as nervous as she was. It was strange-after everything they had been through, all the hea

reaking the silence. His voice was low, filled w

tted, her eyes meeting his. "I wa

and brushing against hers. The simple touch sent a spark through he

hat you said yesterday... about us. About what we used to have. And

open, so vulnerable. It was something she had always loved about Brya

oo. She had missed the way he made her feel, the way he could make her laugh even in th

, the constant push and pull. Could they really make it work t

were," she finally said, her voice barely a

now. And I'm not asking to go back to the way things were. I want

really make it work this time? Was it possible for them to buil

rds slipping out before she could stop

e. He squeezed her hand, his eyes shin

ith emotion. "Every day. There hasn't been a single da

pent so long trying to forget him, trying to move on, but now, sitting here wit

continued, his voice steady. "But I do kno

obstacles they would have to face. But looking into Bryan's eyes, she saw something she hadn't seen in a long ti

s hand cupped her cheek, it deepened, becoming something more. It wasn't like the kiss they had shared in the park, filled with co

h of them were breathless, their fo

ed, her heart racing. "I want t

else-something that made Evelyn feel like maybe, just ma

ly tracing the curve of her jaw. "We'l