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“No.”
“I guess that’s fair too.”
Their eyes met.
“Eesh, you were so worried about the dance, and yet, you killed it. You trusted yourself. Yeah, you were scared, and you had reservations, but you trusted yourself. You should do that more often. You’re good at a lot of things. So many things.” He slowly scanned her face and outfit. “Jesus, you look gorgeous tonight.”
“As opposed to all the other times when I look ugly?” she teased.
He rolled his eyes.
She grinned. “So do you.”
“I look beautiful?”
“So beautiful.”
He searched her eyes, chewing on his bottom lip. “Can I tell you Gage’s question now?”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because we both know how this ends.” She pointed to the ring on his finger and then tapped the one on hers. “Say we held each other. Kissed. Made love all night. At the end of the day, you’re not ready…and neither am I.”
“My future might not be with Sydney.”
“That doesn’t mean it’s with me.”
“So, why do I feel like this?”
She motioned around. “The wedding. Weddings have been well-documented to mess with people’s emotions. Also, you’re vulnerable. Maybe you’re lonely now that you and Sydney aren’t sleeping together anymore.”
“And if you’re wrong?”
“Time will tell.” She eased down onto her side. “In the meantime, maybe you shouldn’t come to Mauiasmuch. We don’t want everyone else thinking we’re…you know.”
He shook his head. “I can’t do that. I can try to be more discreet, but I can’t just come less.”
“You’re right. The boys would miss you. Theo would disown me, I’m sure.”
“Gage asked me if I’m starting to feel the way I do because I’m desperate for a family,” he said, anyhow. “If it was just you and not you, Siah, and Theo, whether my feelings would be different.”
“And you told him…”
“I don’t know.”
She moistened her lips. “Okay.”
“Can you fall for someone before you fall out of love with someone else?”
“No.”
“No? You’re sure about that?”
“Yep. In the history of humankind, it’s never happened. Think I watched a documentary about it on NatGeo.”
He eased onto the bed and lay on his back, gaze fixed on the ceiling. “Why do you run from me?”
