Jessie's eyes slowly flicked open.

Immediately, her eyes and Albert's met and she pressed his hand gently, so he would not get too carried away. Albert responded by giving her a tender kiss on her lips. "Don't you want it?" he asked in a whisper.

She didn't say no, but she didn't say yes either.

She had always been someone who liked to maintain a bit of reserve.

Her red lips were still slightly parted as a result of the kiss, and she said in a trembling voice, "Someone might come! And... it's cold here!"