Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 3322

Chapter 3322 Shoreline

Megan was taken aback momentarily when she heard that. She drooped her head. The feeling that accompanied the wind now was that of loneliness.

She gazed sidelong at Jake's profile. "Are you in such a hurry?"

The brevity of this one night could not make up for the countless days in which they were apart. But he had work commitments, and she had previously maligned him... Megan bit her lip, unwilling to indulge herself in any more willful utterances.

"Yeah. It's probably going to be like this for the rest of the month. Lots of stuff that needed to be attended to in the company recently."

Jake drove them to a stop by a beach. He turned to regard the low-spirited Megan while the sound of the waves reverberated in his ears. "You're obviously busy; yet, you tried to make time to come and see me. The way I misconstrued your intentions must have been hurtful."

Megan opened the door and alighted alongside Jake. They walked in stride while the headlights behind cast off the darkness and shone the path ahead for them. Jake held onto Megan's freezing hand and thrust it into his pocket. Beneath his curling long lashes resided a pair of placid and loving eyes.

Megan had never seen him this way, as he was always domineering and obstinate, eager to flaunt the he wielded over her while being wholly unapologetic about it. But as they walked along this dusky and secluded stretch of the shoreline, Jake showed that he had a more gentle and sensitive side to him.

"I'd say that it was not anger that I felt, but hurt. I was helpless and frustrated as I've never felt this misunderstood before."

Until that point, Jake suddenly smiled. He looked to Megan beside him, and the warmth inside the palm of his hand felt as comforting as a hot towel laid upon her heart.

Apart from his slightly deplorable personality, everything else about the man before her was perfection manifested. Now that the better angels of his nature had revealed themselves, there was no way Megan would be able to resist his charms.

This, was an unwelcome development.

She was reluctant to sink in completely and struggled to free the hand which Jake held fast to, and exhaled upon her lack of success at doing so.

The woman was really unsure whether it would be advisable for her to really take the next step in deepening her feelings for him.

"It might be better for you to behave as you did before because I'm kind of not used to this." Megan tilted her head away coyly. There was a hot flush on her cheeks and a faint glow in her eyes as she dared no look directly at him.

Seeing her nervousness put a slight smile on Jake's face. When he paused and faced her body toward him, his amber eyes caught an impression of her face inside.

He leaned his thin lips close to her ear and whispered frivolously, "Are you shy?"

Though always po-faced and mysterious, Megan discovered that he too had an impish aspect.

She stuttered, "No, I've nothing to be shy about."

As hard as Megan tried to hide her shame by turning her gaze away to either side or by backing off, Jake had already intercepted her by the waist and drew her in.

"Is that so?"

His voice was composed and tender, like a flowing length of silk upon her heart. His unique scent saturated the air around her, and the roaring of the ocean crashed in tandem with the rhythm of her pulse.

"..."

Megan was about to say something when the silence of the beach was interrupted by the screeching of brakes. When the two of them looked back, they saw an SUV stop just short of the white Audi.

"Who's there?"

The duo exchanged confounded looks, but when they saw who was approaching, Megan's puzzlement turned to surprise.

"Jonas? What are you doing here?"

He had been following behind from the moment Megan sneaked out of her room. His reason for doing so, though not immediately apparent, was simplistic in its motivation.

The man was observing close by and could no longer bear to watch their affectionate ways. He meant to start his engine and drive off, but due to his unfortunate lack of concentration, he almost bumped into the car Jake had parked by the side of the road.