There was no way I was ready for that. If he grabbed me, there was no telling what could happen.
But one thing was clear. I wanted to do more with him.
“W-what?” I managed to say.
“I said you could do what you wanted to me.”
“That doesn’t mean you like it. I don’t want you to be miserable, Theo.”
“I wasn’t miserable. It was ... quite the opposite, actually.”
That made me turn to him with wide eyes. His cheeks were red, and I was sure they were as hot as mine felt.
My heart only kicked up in speed. I wanted to be close. I wanted to run and hide. I wanted everything he could give me, even if it was nothing.
I wasn’t a fool. I knew what this was. I knew because I wrote about it every single day.
But now it was happening. I wasn’t dreaming. I was wide awake, staring at a man I’d touched.
“So, I can do it again?” I asked.
Slowly, Theo nodded.
Maybe it would be better for him to say no. Maybe it would be better if I cut this off now. I knew how delicate this feeling was. I knew it was hard to take a friendship and let it turn into something more.
And I knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that I was in trouble.
Because I liked him. I trusted him.
I wasfallingfor him.
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THEO
Strawberry Springs Neighborhood Watch
Hu Gh:TO THE IDIOT WHO RODE MY ASS ON MAIN, HERE’S A PICTURE FOR NEXT TIME!!!
Comments:
Mollie Wilson:A REAL PICTURE OF IT? AGAIN?
Tammy Jane:WHY ARE YOU PUNISHING US?!? We know not to ride your ass!
Wren Hackett:Some things you can’t unsee.
Henry Connor:Your itchy spot from a few years ago healed up nicely.
Wren Hackett:So not the time, Henry ...
Henry Connor:He never came for his follow-up! This is as good as it gets for me.
Piper’s touch lingered,even as I closed up the shop and drove home.
It took every ounce of my being not to touch her back. Notto pull her close and feel what her body was like against mine, using my mouth instead of my hands.
But that wasn’t what I was there for.
