AllFreeNovel
Share Us
"What does interest you?" she asks.
I have to stop myself from saying "you do."
Instead, I shrug. "People, and their motivations for why they do things."
I look her up and down, daring to bring the spotlight back to her. It's a risk, but I desperately want to know what it was that's brought us to this moment.
"Like you," I say. "Why did you come to the house today?"
"I was looking for Constantino," she says softly.
"Why?" I reach for another donut. Dammit, it's jelly filled.
"I was hoping he could help me with something."
"Oh?" I reply. "And what's that?"
She looks up at me and holds my gaze. I meet her stare, but she doesn't flinch away. It's like she's trying to determine if she can trust me.
Fuck, I want to kiss this girl.
She obviously doesn't get what she wants from me, because she looks away and brushes off the question. "It's nothing."
I don't know why, but her answer angers me. I'm not the sort of guy to get angry. I'm the fun, happy, easy going Teddy.
Make jokes about everything.
Never take life too seriously.
These are the sayings I live by.
Except, when it feels like she doesn't want to share an intimate secret with me, it's no laughing matter.
I lean down and basically lift her from where she's sitting. She feels so small and frail, it's not even difficult.
"Youhaveto tell me," I say to her.
For the first time, she doesn't look surprised, shocked, or scared. She's looking again into my eyes, as if she's searching for something.
I don't know why, but I desperately want her to find what she's looking for in me.
"I don't," she says to me.
I growl at her.
"Iwantyou to tell me."
"Why?" she asks.
I don't have an answer for her. I just sit there silently, holding her gaze.
"Constantino broke up with me," she says.
"He's a fucking moron who doesn't deserve you," I say immediately. "You're better off without him."
"Better off with you?" she asks me.
"Yes," I say before I can stop myself.
