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Oh God, what the hell am I meant to tell him?! It’s only a matter of time before Spencer finds out and puts two and two together…
While I was wrapped up in my own thoughts, my mom and Spencer seemed to iron out the details of their plan and finish eating. “Oh, Rylee, are you feeling unwell?” my mom asked as she collected my plate. “You aren’t dieting, are you?”
“No, I’m okay, Mom. I just wasn’t very hungry,” I assured her.
“Well, I do hope that’s true. You’re far too beautiful and young to be worrying about your weight!”
“Okay, well let me know if you’re hungry later. I can whip you up one of those tuna melts you always loved when you were younger.” My mom gave me a kiss on the head before collecting the rest of the dishes and returning to the kitchen to begin cleaning up, leaving me and Spencer alone for the first time.
Before I even realized it, Spencer had walked over to me and asked me in a quiet whisper, “Can I talk to you?”
I nodded simply. I could barely form coherent thoughts in my head, let alone argue with him. He took me gently by the arm and led me away from the table. “I can’t believe it’s you!” he began, looking all over me like I was a spectacular mirage in the desert. “I never… Well, I never thought I’d even see you again! I had no idea you were Robin’s daughter!”
“I didn’t know you were from Halston either,” I said, searching for something to say. “What a small world, huh?”
He seemed to notice my awkwardness and the excitement in his eyes dulled a little to confusion. “What were you doing in Boise?” he asked.
“I was at college there at the time,” I explained, swallowing down a thick lump in my throat. I didn’t add that I had to drop out so I could move back home and raise my son—no, our son.
Oh God.
“Well, no matter the reason, I’m so happy that I’ve been able to find you again,” Spencer told me and I couldn’t help it. My heart fluttered and I felt my cheeks warm. I had so been hoping to see him again, if only for one more passion-filled night of pleasure, but I couldn’t do it again. I couldn’t let myself get sucked in just for him to disappear for another five years. Besides, he’s meant to be fake-dating my mom!
“I haven’t stopped thinking about you since that night we spent together,” Spencer told me in a sultry voice, moving a little closer to me than was really polite. I felt so many questions on the tip of my tongue even though I felt the exact same way. Why didn’t he come back to see me if that was true? Why did he not call the coffee shop and ask for me? Why did he completely ghost me?
“Please don’t tell my mom,” I said instead, my eyes round and pleading as they bore into his own. “I don’t want her to know what happened between us. Promise me you won’t tell her!”
3
Spencer
I couldn’t believe my luck! After all this time, the girl who got away was hiding away in my very own hometown of Halston. It had to be a dream, right? Or maybe, if I was optimistic, I could imagine that it was some miraculous design of fate for us to meet each other here again, but… she’s Robin’s daughter. How did I not know that? Man, what are the chances. Clearly, Idaho was smaller than I thought! That definitely complicated things, but I didn’t dwell too much on the subject. After all, it didn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. I wanted Rylee and I would be damned if I let her get away a second time. Whatever happened, I’d find a way to make this work. I needed to.
But then she asked me to lie to her mom about us and I began to doubt everything. I didn’t want to keep secrets from my friend, especially an old one like Robin, and I definitely didn’t want to have to hide how I felt about Rylee. But if it was what she wanted, then I’d do it. At this point, I’d have probably done anything this goddess of a woman had asked me to. Even after five years, the very sight of her took my breath away.
“Okay, I won’t tell her. I promise,” I agreed with a reassuring smile.
Rylee seemed to relax a little after that and I leaned in closer to her, desperate to touch her, maybe even kiss her, but before I could do much else, she had pushed past me and hurried off into the kitchen after her mother. I watched her go, feeling confused and a little hurt. Didn’t she have anything else to say to me after all these years? Wasn’t she as excited about this as I was?
