~ JESSICA ~
As I stood under the spray of hot water, I let the steam envelop me, feeling it seep into my pores, soothing my tense muscles. The past thirty minutes replayed in my mind, and I shut my eyes.
I remembered the moment my eyelids had fluttered open in the parking lot and how my eyes had locked with Jack's intense gaze. I had dozed off while he'd been driving, the exhaustion of the past few days catching up with me. When I'd awoken, we were in a dimly lit parking lot, with Jack’s dark brown eyes studying me with an unreadable expression.
After a moment, he broke eye contact and said softly, “We’re here.”
When he'd told me we were going to share a room, I'd felt a rush of heat flood my cheeks. Jack was undeniably handsome—tall, with broad shoulders and a chiseled physique that s
