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“The roses are in water,” Marie says as she returns, wiping her hands on her pants. “You two con artists are free to go.”
We both say goodbye and then head down to the limo. It’s beautiful inside.
“Have you ever been in a limo?” Sebastian asks once we’re moving.
“Just at prom,” I say.
“Oh yeah,” he says with a grin. “I remember that. You went with Connor Hartwell. I was so jealous. I wanted to clock him.”
My mouth drops in shock. I can’t believe he remembered that.
“You were jealous?” I say, still not quite believing it. “Of Connor Hartwell?”
He sighs aggressively as he runs his hand through his hair. “When I saw how you looked in that pink dress… And then watching you walk into the school on his arm… Yeah. I was jealous.”
Wow. I had no idea.
“I would have gone with you if you would have asked,” I say with a teasing grin. I knew it was a long shot since Sebastian paid me no attention and had graduated two years earlier, but I still thought about it constantly back then just the same.
“I should have,” he says as he pierces me with those gorgeous blue eyes. “Maybe then we wouldn’t have wasted all this time.”
I smile as I look at him and then I drop my eyes. I’m not sure if the past eight years have been wasted time. We just weren’t ready for one another back then. Sometimes people have to find themselves before they find their soul mates. I think that’s what those lost years were for both of us.
“I kept looking at the door all night,” I say with a shy laugh. “I had this fantasy of you kicking the doors open, marching up to me, and taking me for a dance under the crystal ball.”
He reaches over and takes my hand. His hand is softer than I thought it would be. It’s stronger too.
I get warm shivers racing through me as I look up at him.
For a second, I think he might kiss me.
I want him to so badly.
My chin tilts up, my lips part. I’m mesmerized by his magical blue eyes. I’m a helpless fawn trapped under his spell.
He shifts in his seat. I shift in mine.
The air charges with electric desire. My heart pounds.
And then the driver slams on the brakes and I fly off the slick leather seat. Sebastian reaches for me as I fly onto the ground in the most unclassy, unglamorous way possible.
“Are you okay?” he asks as he grabs my arm and pulls me up.
“I’m fine!” I say, flushing with embarrassment.
The window partition slides down and the driver is looking at us through the rearview mirror. “Sorry about that, Mr. and Mrs. Kemp! A car came out of nowhere. We’ll be arriving at the airport very shortly.”
Sebastian pushes the button to the window, raising it back up.
We’re alone again, but the moment is gone.
I ruined it.
As usual.
Chapter Seven
Alina
