Chapter Ten
Alex
January
“Delilah, it doesn’t have to be that way,” I pressed.
Delilah’s dark lashes swept up, her clear green gaze searching my face. My heart felt squeezed tight. Although we’d had two incredible weeks together, my girl wasn’t falling for the idea we could make this something more than a vacation fling.
Her lips twisted to the side, and she lifted her hand, lightly tracing her thumb along my jawline. “Alex, you live here. In Alaska. I live in North Carolina. Those places are far apart. The past two weeks have been incredible, and I’ll never forget them, but let’s not be ridiculous.”
I let her bag slide free from my hand. The soft thump of it hitting the tiled floor at the airport felt like an echo to my heartbeat. Stepping closer, I trailed my fingers through the en
