Raelynn

The gentle vibration of my phone jolted me from the book I pretended to read. My heart raced when Lorenzo's name appeared on the screen. I unlocked my phone and read his message:

"Be ready in thirty minutes. I'll be waiting outside."

A wide smile stretched across my face. Lorenzo hadn't contacted me all morning, and it was almost noon. My mind had been in chaos full of worry about his silence.

But now, a thrill rushed through me washing away my uncertainty and filling me with eagerness. Today we would spend time together...with no interruptions, without fear. Just us.

I leapt out of bed and dashed to my...