At some point, I fell asleep because I was still a little fatigued from the journey. I woke up to the sound of someone pulling the curtains to close, and I sat up thinking that it was Lizzy.

To my surprise, it was a man.

I stared at his back, trying to figure out who he was when he turned around.

I was taken aback by how handsome he was, but he didn’t move my heart. I had fallen in love before, and I was not interested in being disappointed.

“I’m sorry I woke you up,” he said, his ...