30 - Felicity

I'm in love with Shawn.

As I walk by his side on the trail up to the top of Uetliberg, my heart won't stay still. My eyes keep wandering over to his face, to those sublime features that have long been appearing in my dreams, and each time our gazes meet by accident, my breath catches. I look away quickly,

before he can see my cheeks blazing, then smile to myself. The same whenever my hand brushes unintentionally against his.

I'm in love.

I thought I just had a grown woman crush. It started out as piqued curiosity, interest in a man with good looks and impressive credentials, which spiked when I first met him and saw how much hotter he looked in a suit in person. That turned into admiration after I started working for him. How could I not admire someone who works so hard day after day, who makes difficult decisions without breaking a sweat, who keeps his shoulders straight when they're carrying the weight of the world?

Then, because I am a grown woman, some of that became lust. I tried