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As Quinn followed Rebecca down the hall and into the kitchen, she struggled to get her heart rate under control.
She didn’t know why she’d panicked like that. There was no reason to hide what had happened. Rebecca didn’t seem to know that Quinn had taught Emily back in college.
As Emily had said, they weren’t doing anything wrong.
But it still didn’t feel right. Maybe, she didn’t want people thinking she’d have an affair with someone so much younger.
Quinn didn’t know what to think anymore. All she knew was that she missed Emily.
How was that even possible?
They’d met two weeks ago, and spent a bit of time together before falling into bed.
Why had Quinn struggled to move on this week?
It probably had something to do with knowing that Emily was just a few miles away, and that they could have spent several nights together this week, except for the fact that Quinn had shut that idea down right away.
If she was going to be miserable anyway after Emily left, why not make the most of the time they had left?
And how would she even do that now? Ask Rebecca for Emily’s number? And say what? She wanted to hang out with her sister again? It just didn’t make sense.
“On time this week,” Rebecca said with a smile, and it took Quinn a second to realize that Rebecca wasn’t talking to her.
“I am, generally, very punctual,” Emily said, her familiar voice doing something to Quinn.
“I have you on deliveries again with Quinn,” Rebecca said to Emily. “That okay?”
“Sounds good to me.” Emily met Quinn’s eyes, her dark hair straight today, flowing across her shoulders, her smile warm. “Let’s get going.”
23
Emily had counted on seeing Quinn if she went down to the community center, but she hadn’t planned on spending the afternoon with her and getting assigned to deliveries again.
The day had flown by, much like it had last week, with the conversation similarly very light and casual, almost as if last Saturday night hadn’t happened.
More than once, Emily had resisted the urge to tell Quinn how amazing she looked in jeans and a cream sweater, but now that they were back in the parking lot, the sunlight nearly gone, Emily had to say something.
They’d already checked in with Rebecca and were about to head their separate ways to their own cars when Emily finally found the nerve to speak up.
“Hey,” Emily said just as Quinn looked like she was about to say goodbye. “Are you free?”
“When?”
“Right now,” Emily said, shivering in the cold winter air, her breath visible in the fading light.
Quinn took a step toward her, and Emily wasn’t sure if she was trying to let her down easy again or actually thinking of accepting her offer.
“What did you have in mind?” Quinn asked.
Emily studied her, searching her eyes, unable to tell if she was being serious or not. Emily clearly wanted to spend the night together again, but did she need to say it out loud?
“I’m staying at the cabin now,” Emily said, shoving her hands in her coat pockets, trying to stay warm. “I was going to offer to show you around. Maybe after I cook dinner?”
Quinn nodded. “Okay. Yeah. I’d like that.”
Emily bit the inside of her cheek to suppress her grin, managing to keep it at a faint smile. “Okay. Great. Do you want to follow me over?”
“Yeah.” Quinn looked like she was about to say something else, but she just held her gaze for an extra second before heading over to her car.
