''Can you row forwards? We have to reach those trees over there.''
The awkwardness lingered, but they had no choice but to communicate if they wanted to make any progress on the water.
After several minutes of awkward struggle between the two of them, they started to move forward.
''You're rowing too hard. We're veering to the le-'' Jason spoke up, but it was too late. They both tipped into the water, Kass letting out a loud yelp.
Kass felt a wave of anger surge through her, and as they both emerged from the water, gasping for breath, soaked to the bone, she let it out.
"You could've said something!" Kass's voice was sharp, eyes narrowed as she glared at Jason. "We could've communicated better! This is partly your fault!"
Jason's jaw clenched, and he shot back, his tone equally serious, "You were rowing way too hard, Kass. You could've capsized us at any moment! It's your fault, too."The tension hung heavy between them as they clambered out of the river like two wet ducks.
In a world of power suits and professional ambitions, Kass never expected her CEO, Jason, to be anything more than a boss. But as they navigated the corporate currents, a personal tide began to pull them closer. Yet, in the shadows, a danger loomed, threatening to unravel not just their careers, but the fragile threads of their forbidden love. Will their hearts survive the tempest, or will the storm tear them apart?