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“Don’t be. You clearly have a lot going on, and I don’t want to add to your stress but…”
“But?” I ask breathlessly. Hopefully.
“But I really want to see you again. In person, on video chat, whatever you want. What do you think?”
“I’d like that.”
“So you’ll go out with me again? Or stay in. Whatever. Another date?”
“Yes please.”
With a dazzling smile, he closes the gap between us. Our lips meet and I freeze. Not in an ‘oh my god this is horrible’ sort of way, but in a ‘oh crap I’m not good at this what do I do’ kind of way.
“Relax,” Cove murmurs. And although I’m certain that no one has ever actually relaxed after being told to do so, I do. Because I trust Cove implicitly. Something about him soothes my soul and feels like home and… it’s a damn good kiss if my metaphors are anything to go by!
We break apart, breathless, and he gives me a rueful look. “I should go.” He doesn’t sound too keen on that idea, and nor am I.
“What? You’re not going to offer to come in and check under my bed for monsters?” I blush slightly at both my attempt at flirting and the mention of my bed.
“If I come into your room, I won’t be leaving,” he tells me firmly. My heart rate spikes in fearful excitement.
Sounds good to me!
What? No! It sounds terrible.
Terribly good.
Ugh!
Boldly, I pull him back to me for another kiss. I don’t think I’ll ever get enough of kissing Cove. His lips are so soft, and the thought of sharing air with him doesn’t freak me out at all. This time he deepens the kiss, and my toes curl inside my Vans. Oh my god.
“Well, this explains the holdup.”
We jump apart like naughty school kids who just got an electric shock. My eyes widen when I take in Summer standing in my doorway with her hands on her hips and a smirk on her face.
“I wondered what was taking you so long to get here.”
“Summer.” My tone is flat. I’ve never been so unhappy to see her, even if she has just saved me from likely making a mistake by inviting Cove into my room. Her presence reminds me why that would be a bad idea. A really bad idea.
I can just picture me and Cove…well, doing more than kissing…when in walks Summer cheerily informing me it’s time for my bedtime meds.
Kill me now.
“Are you blushing, MT?”
I glare at her. Not only for pointing out my blush but for using my nickname like she had a right to. After the crap she’s pulled, she’s lucky I don’t change the locks.
“I’ll, umm, leave you to get settled in, Mai-Tai,” Cove says awkwardly. I nod, feeling deflated. “I’ll text you in the morning. Goodnight.”
He leans in and gives me a quick kiss on the cheek – a peck – and then he’s gone. Disappointment and regret lance through me.
I sigh, pick up my bag from by my feet where Cove obviously dropped it, and step past my ex best friend.
She doesn’t take the hint; following me into my room, closing the door and busying herself with an obscene amount of medications lined up on the dresser.
“Do you really think getting involved with a guy right now is a good idea, MT?” she asks, crossing to where I’ve sat on my bed and handing me a small plastic dish loaded with tablets of all shapes, sizes and colours.
She passes me a bottle of water when I don’t reply and then stands over me like a warden while I swallow the pills. She looks at me expectantly when I’m done.
“Really?” I snap, opening my mouth wide to prove I have in fact swallowed them. She nods and I shake my head.
“Do you want to talk about it?”
I shake my head and point to the door.
Summer sighs. “Fine. I’ll be back in the morning. You have to talk to me sooner or later, MT.”
I get to my feet and follow her to the door, taking great delight in slamming it behind her.
We’ll see about that.
