“Barlow, can we.

Cutting her off, Barlow's hand tightened around his briefcase, his gaze piercing through her,

Would he agree if she asked him to be her boyfriend?

The impulse to linger here, to act on his deepest desires, to spend every moment with the woman he loved, surged within him.

“Let's go," Karina finally said, doing her best to keep her emotions in check.