Smolder

the long version

Smolders; smoldered; smoldering 1.: To burn slowly without flames but usually with smoke 2. (Literary) a.: to feel a strong emotion but keep it hidden b.: to be felt strongly by someone without being directly shown or expressed Some connections are so intense, so deep that they span years. Starting with nothing more than a casual conversation, a look in the eye, a touch --but the point is they start. They smolder with a quiet intensity that eventually leads to combustion. Taylor Roberts had been