Sleeping with Sam the second time might've been the stupidest thing I've done in thirty-eight years. Everyone knows long-distance relationships don't work.

I go home after Christmas thinking I did the right thing.

Then he shows up at my door with my favorite pizza and wine and says he loves me!

Long-distance terrifies me. Sam offers me things no other man ever has, but it feels like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop, especially when he wants me there with him now and I know his patience won't last forever.

Then he pushes for more at the same time my world is turned upside-down and it's too much. If I'm already losing everything, why not him, too?

Our timing has always sucked.

But fate eventually puts me back in California again.

And this time, I know I love him back.

This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.