Within Reach

Jess

The quiet lull between Christmas and New Year is barely more than a memory already, and it's only New Years Eve.

And, whilst I wasn't looking for love, when he bumbled through that doorway, I knew there was something special about him.

A spark.

A connection.

Something that not even I could deny.

Andrew

A last-minute change of plans. Family that can't be bothered. Doesn't that say everything you need to know about the start of my New Years Eve?

It was a chance encounter with a woman, one I'd like to get to know more… intimately.

One night is all she wants, it's all I'm offering. But what happens when one night isn't enough?

When Fate intervenes and twists our time together, casting light on things that have been hidden for years, will she stay? Can I keep her safe?