CHAPTER 101. Screams Under the Shower

The water ran over their clothes and bodies as they tried to take them off with clumsy, urgent movements. The heat, the need to feel each other's skin, the desperation to be together was consuming them. Andrea lifted her eyes to meet Zack's, who looked at her with a mix of desire, love, and guilt.

"What’s wrong?" she murmured, caressing his chest, and Zack ran his fingers over the bruises on her arms.

"I'm sorry..."

"Hey, it wasn’t your fault," Andrea interrupted.

"But if I hadn’t left..."

Andrea took a deep breath and turned her back to him, lifting her face so the shower water fell on it.

"You have to let that go. Guilt won’t help us now," she whispered. "If you don't focus on what’s coming, nothing will get solved."

Zack rested his forehead on her head, moved her hair aside, and kissed the nape of her neck gently, sending a shiver of pleasure through her body. Andrea closed her eyes, enjoying the sensation of his lips on her skin. Zack kissed d