Kendra POV
I leaned in, my heart pounding with anticipation, only to feel a pang of disappointment when Evan hesitated. With a soft sigh, he obliged, pressing a gentle kiss to my forehead.
“What is that?” I asked, pouting my lips to emphasize that I wanted the kiss on my lips.
“The kiss you have asked for,” Evan replied. He shook his head with a wistful smile playing at the corners of his lips.
“But that’s not the kiss I want. Can you continue where you left off earlier?” I sounded hopeful. “And we are not yet done talking. Why would we sleep?”
“We’ve talked enough, Candy,” he insisted with his voice gentle but firm. “There’s nothing else to say.”
I refused to back down. With determination in my heart, I met Evan’s gaze head-on. “We haven’t finished talking, Evan,” I argued with con
