My boyfriend, Noah, says I’m a gem of a girlfriend because I’m always happy to join his family for vacations at their lake house. He says my face glows throughout our whole stay. But he doesn’t know the reason behind my radiant bliss!

Noah is particularly supportive of my close relationship with his brother, Liam. Noah loves that he can leave me back at the house with his sibling. He knows I’m perfectly content to wait for him to return from whatever adventure he’s embroiled in with the rest of the clan. And Liam always says he’s happy to spend time with his future sister-in-law.

Liam and I play it cool in the company of others. But at every getaway, we’re both champing at the bit to be alone together.

I told myself that my first time hooking up with Liam would... Read More