Chapter Thirteen
LILLIAN
The walk back to the hotel was electrified. Lillian and Isaac rubbed shoulders, and she felt a welling energy in her belly. They chatted and laughed. Words flowing easily after several drinks. A heady excitement gripped her, made her feel at ease.
But as the tension between them escalated, the words started to come harder. There was too much left unspoken. A surging tide of desire which she questioned crashed over her. Soon they were walking in silence, and Lillian knew both of them were considering what was going to happen next. No, not what. If.
They reached their hotel, waited for the lift. They were the only ones, and once the doors slid shut, Isaac pushed himself against her. She was shaken, the sudden intimacy jarring.
With his forehead against hers, bre
