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“Don’t be ridiculous,” I scoff. “I’m in lust with him.”
“I don’t know about this.” Chloe lets out a deep sigh. “This has the potential to end very badly. I can feel it in my gut.”
“Relax, I’ve got this.” I fake a smile. “I’m not getting invested.”
I don’t know much about life, about love, about anything, really.
But one thing that I do know for certain is that I don’t have this . . . not even close.
Henley James has me.
It’s Tuesday, and I walk out front to stretch by my mailbox for my morning run.
I haven’t seen Henley since I left the restaurant on Sunday morning, and I’m getting a little bit jumpy.
I thought he would have knocked on my back door well before this. Maybe my body isn’t as addictive as I thought?
Maybe he’s moved on to eat at another restaurant already.
Damn it. Why did Chloe say that to me? Now it’s all I can think about.
“Morning, Carol,” I call.
“Morning, dear.” Carol smiles. She walks across the road toward me in her fluffy pink dressing gown, coffee cup in hand. “Good morning, Barry.” She smiles down at my little best friend.
Henley’s garage door slowly goes up, and I try not to look.
“Did you see the boys are having a bonfire on Friday night?”
“What?”
“We all got invitations.”
“I didn’t.” I feel a little dejected.
“Check your mailbox.”
I open it to see the invitation, a hand-scribbled note.
Bonfire.
My house, Friday night.
Antony.
Phew . . . oh shit, I’m working.
Henley’s car pulls out of his garage, and he slows down as he passes us and lowers the window. “Morning, ladies.”
I instinctively go up onto my toes in excitement. “Morning.”
“Morning, dear Henley.” Carol smiles. “How are you today, darling?”
“Better now that I’ve seen you two.” He gives a playful wink, and I feel it down to my toes.
Get into the back seat of your car . . . right now!
“Have a good day.” I smile.
