“I want to kiss you,” he whispered, leaning toward her. “Can I kiss you?”

     “Yes,” she breathed, her breath on his lips moments before he sealed his mouth over hers.

     He missed kissing her. He knew it was his own fault that it had been days since he’d kissed her, and now that her lips were on his, he couldn’t remember why he’d been intent on pushing her away.

     Riley shifted between them and Dianna broke the kiss, looking down at Riley first before lifting her eyes to Jack’s.

     “What are we doing, Jack?” she asked in a whisper. “You keep sending me mixed messages and—”

     He leaned in and...