Chapter 48

Kiara's POV

I wake up surrounded in his strong arms for the third morning in a row. The calming rhythm of his steady breathing envelops me, and I sense the subtle, rhythmic movement of his chest against my back. I can admit, I've gotten too wrapped up in the fantasy that he could be mine. Every moment that he's not working, we're spending together.

Yesterday, we even went on a late night stroll on the beach and it was the most amazing, romantic thing I've ever done. Trey doesn't seem to want to waste a single second not showing me how he feels, and I love it because Jordan never put in this amount of effort. I think he feels exactly the way I feel about him but neither of us will say the words aloud because that will only make my departure more painful.

Any day now, I'll be moving back into my own apartment and we won't see each other anymore except when Candy invites me to family events, and that's if she ever comes back.

Stretching, I try to loosen Trey's arms around my waist,