Night Drive

"I can, Jessica. You know I'm good at such things. But I will never let you put yourself and your self-worth through such ridiculous circumstances for my sake." Cruz blurted out to Jessica's surprise.

"If we date in this situation, you'd be hurting your mental health because you've already made up your mind that we can never be real. It's even crazier because we love each other." Cruz complained.

"There's a thin line you should never cross with someone you are not willing to spend the rest of your life with but dating me for a year, you'd be crossing that line and I assure you you'd never be able to recover from it. I'm not will tell you my secret and you're not willing to start a relationship with me if

"Cruz, it's not even up to a year. I'm sure I can manage. I care about Cade and I desperately want to see him happy. I know you care about him too so let's do this for him." Jessica pleaded.

Cruz stared at Jessica for a while, his eyes filled with so much admiration and awe. This