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Lance
She isn’t ready.
If she was, I wouldn’t have hesitated. I wouldn’t have kept my distance. I’d have taken what I wanted and never let her shake me off again.
The only way this is going to go is her coming back to me. I’m not going to chase her for it. I kept to my word for over a month without caving, and even then, I made it clear my head was still in it from a distance.
“Where’s Nina?” Elliot asks, pulling me from my trance.
I shrug.
“She’s finishing up packing. I’ll go get her,” Lucy tells him, placing down her drink and sliding from the counter.
“Are you packed?” Elliot frowns, looking around for her case.
“Almost.” She smiles.
“Let’s go. Now.”
Lucy sighs as Elliot turns her around and walks her down the corridor.
“I’ll go,” Scarlet says, leaving Charlie and me in the kitchen.
He looks at me and cocks his head.
I roll my eyes and catch up with her.
“Scar.”
She turns and smiles as she continues to walk down the hall and up the stairs. I fall into step beside her.
“Are you looking forward to going home?” I ask, not really sure why I’m making small talk with the love of my life.
“I guess. For some reasons, yes and other reasons, no.”
I nod. “You start your degree soon; they’re letting you start late if you can catch up.” I thumb over my shoulder. “I overheard you speaking to Charles.”
“Yep. I caught up.”
“Of course you did.” I smile.
Her lips twist, an accusing smile. “You didn’t doubt me?”
“Never.”
She chuckles, and I decide to shoot my shot.
As we reach the top step, I stop her with a hand on her hip, twisting her so our bodies are flush and I’m staring down at her.
It’s the most I’ve allowed since we ran into each other in the hall, and I can’t hide the way my body sinks into hers even if I try. She feels too good.
Too much like mine.
But she isn’t.
“Do you know how long it takes me to get to Lowerwick from my place?”
She shakes her head, her eyes locked on me.
