The proximity with Alessandro was unsettling me. He was just inches away, so close that I could feel the warmth emanating from the skin of his hand. He only needed to stretch a little to touch my right leg, an idea that had been sending shivers down my nerves since we left the parking lot. I desired him so much. It was impossible not to want him. I felt an uncontrollable force pushing all my senses to crave his body, any display of affection, whether it was a well-directed word, a smile, however warm or faint, the scent of his cologne so close to me, caressing my face with its essence, one of his fingers on my knee... anything to feel him closer. "Ivania, be careful!" I slammed the brakes. "I... I'm sorry. I thought I was going to make it through." If it hadn't been for Alessandro's w

