Chapter 32 Sound Of The Waves

• Rachel POV
• The kiss unraveled slowly, as if time hesitated to pull us apart, and when I opened my eyes, Jeremy was gazing at me with a new light, a look both lost and anchored in me. My heart still raced, and a smile slipped out unbidden, shy but unstoppable. He brushed his thumb across my cheek, a tender gesture that drew a sigh from me, the warmth of his skin contrasting with the night’s cool breeze.
• “If I could, I’d stay here dancing with you all night,” he murmured, his voice rough and soft, a secret whispered just for me.