Say you want me , say it, I want to hear you beg me " Kyle says between heavy breaths" I want you" she says"Louder" he yells"I want you" she says wish all the strength she could muster " I want you to take me, please"Rhea had not stepped into her father’s house in years. Not since the divorce fractured everything into separate lives that never quite fit back together. Coming back felt less like returning and more like trespassing on a version of life she had already outgrown.Kyle had grown into the house differently. Not as family she remembered, but as someone who belonged there in a way she no longer did. Twenty three, calm in a way that felt too mature for his age, he moved through the space like he had never been unsure of where he stood. He noticed her the moment she arrived, but didn’t react the way she expected, there was no awkwardness.Rhea told herself she was only staying temporarily. She needed a place to work, a place to rest, nothing more. She would keep her routines tight, her conversations would be short , no unnecessary drama But Kai didn’t make it easy to stay detached.He spoke to her like she wasn’t a stranger, like he knew her way before they met He asked questions she didn’t expect, looked at her too directly, stayed in rooms a little longer than needed. Nothing she could complain about. Just enough to make her want moreAnd over time it worked, because Rhea started to notice that what unsettled her most wasn’t his presence it was how quickly she started noticing when he wasn’t around.