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I held my breath, what I really did was try to see if she was the right person for me, just like my gut, my head, and my heart was telling me, and she proved she was with her next words.
“Wow. I can only say two things. Men in uniform are hot, if you still have yours, I’d like to see you in it. And second, I don’t ever want to meet your dad. Cause if I do, I’ll be the one in prison.”
I laughed at that.
And the reason why she’s the right person for me was the simple fact that she didn’t thank me for my service. Yes, it’s nice when people say that, but honestly, it really gets old hearing it so many times.
When she moved to get up, I asked, “What do you need?”
She bit her lip, “Strawberry ice cream.”
I let out a chuckle, then nodded, “Stay seated. I got it.”
After I retrieved the carton from the freezer, I tagged two spoons and then sat back down on the couch, handed her a spoon, put mine in my mouth, and took off the lid.
And with a small chuckle, she dug into the ice cream, so… there we sat, two spoons in the carton, and this time, I didn’t mind eating the strawberries with the ice cream.
“So, you don’t mind my cooties, huh?” I asked her as she ate from the spot I had been eating from.
She shook her head, “Nope.”
“Good,” was all I said.
A few minutes later, she called my name, “Zeke?”
“Yeah?” I turned my head to look at her.
She bit that bottom lip again, and I had to plant my feet further into the floor to hide my need to take that bottom lip in between my teeth. Thank Christ for the rug I had underneath the couch over the hardwood floors.
“Is this weird?” she asked.
I quirked my brow at her, totally not understanding what she was asking, “Is what weird?”
“The way you and I seem to… well… to fit,” she said in a soft tone.
I sat there as I thought about her question, then I answered her, honesty in every word I spoke, “I’ve always heard that when you meet the one you're meant to be with, it will feel, unlike anything you’ve ever felt before. I’ve also heard that it will seem as if you’ve known that person your whole life. Not to mention, others might not think you’re perfect. But to your person, you’re completely perfect.”
And no, I so didn’t miss that blinding smile she shot at me, then she nodded, “You took the words right out of my mouth.”
I winked at her, then asked, “You done?”
At her nod, I put the carton on the coffee table, then I lifted my arm and muttered, “C’mere.”
She didn’t hesitate to curl into my side, my arm wrapping around her, my hand resting on her hip, her head laying on my chest.
I lifted the footrest on the couch and leaned back slightly so she was comfortable.
As the credits rolled on the movie she had started right before I got home, I looked over and saw her eyes were closed, her chest slowly rose and fell.
Then I fell asleep right along with her.
And I could have kicked my own ass for not telling her to ask me anything because it could have saved a whole lot of shit that I fucked up on my part.
Chapter 10
Savannah
My eyes opened slowly, and at the happy feeling deep in my chest, I smiled. Then I stretched, and when my feet contacted something that was soft, yet firm, and strong, I looked in that direction. The small smile I had turned into a wide smile.
