taking
care of him. I want to take care of you.”
I felt my stomach drop.
Jack took my hands in his and locked his eyes on mine. “Audrey,
you’re the most beautiful, vibrant, engaging woman I’ve ever met.”
I swallowed.
“And I would give anything to have just one more day with you.”
My lips fell apart.
“What I’m trying to say is-” He looked down at my hands in his
and then back up at me. “It was never a fling for me.”
Chapter
2: Jack
She
looked so confused I was worried I hadn't said anything out loud. All she
did was break eye contact with me and look down at our hands.
I
clenched my jaw.
"Thanks
for letting me know," she said, lifting her eyes to mine. "And I'm
really sorry again about what happened to your Dad."
I
wanted her to smile or something, anything to let me know I wasn't totally out
of line coming here.
"When
you say it wasn't a fling for you," she said, wriggling her hands away and
tucking her hair behind her ears. "What does that mean exactly?"
I
looked between her blue eyes, noticing the freckles fading across her nose.
"It means I don't want this to be over," I said, scooting towards her
on the couch. "It means I want to keep seeing you."
She
pursed her lips for a moment, and when she relaxed them, they looked bigger and
pinker than ever. "But you live in Thailand?"
"I
know," I said. "But I figured I would come see if you wanted to go
out with me again before I started making any massive changes to my
routine."
She
smiled, but she seemed nervous.
For
a moment, I was worried there was someone else. Maybe I'd been a fool to think
a woman this special would even be available. "But if you don't want to go
out with me again, you don't have to. I just thought-"
"No,"
she said. "I do. I-"
"What?"
"I'm
sorry. I just wasn't expecting you today. Or ever. So I'm not sure what I'm
supposed to say."
"You
could start by saying you're happy to see me."
She
lifted a hand and ran it over my shoulder, watching where her palm made contact
like she still hadn't accepted the fact that I was really there.
"I
am happy to see you," she said. "How could I not be? I mean, I
thought we had something, too.”
I
felt the tightness in my chest dissipate.
“I'm
just a little shocked because I spent the last two weeks trying to convince
myself that I was okay with never seeing you again."
"You
could say I'm even better looking than you remembered."
Her
eyes swept over my face.
"Cause
you are," I said, unable to help myself. "I swear I spent every
minute with you trying to remember the details of your face, but even my memories
don’t do you justice."
She
shook her head. "So you came all this way to hit on me?"
"I
came all this way to have you again," I said, lifting her legs and laying
them across my lap.
"Well,
I have to admit I'm flattered that you would travel so far for sex, especially
when I know how rampant it is right on your doorstep."
"That's
the thing," I said, tilting her chin up with my fingers. "It's not
just sex with you."
Her
breath grew shallow as her eyes dropped to my lips. "What is it
then?" she asked. "If it's not just sex-"
I
couldn’t describe it. And I didn’t want to. All I wanted to do was kiss her. So
I did, leaning in and interrupting her with my lips.
She
gave into the kiss slowly, her tongue moving as if it was in unfamiliar
territory, but her kiss was no less sweet for it. On the contrary, it was
pleasantly surprising how tentative she was. Even though we were in her comfort
zone, she still seemed vulnerable in a way that excited me.
And
while it was never my intention to jump her bones as soon as I arrived, I knew
nothing could make me pull away from her after coming so far.
I
leaned her back on the couch without unlocking my lips from hers and kicked my
shoes off as softly as I
care of him. I want to take care of you.”
I felt my stomach drop.
Jack took my hands in his and locked his eyes on mine. “Audrey,
you’re the most beautiful, vibrant, engaging woman I’ve ever met.”
I swallowed.
“And I would give anything to have just one more day with you.”
My lips fell apart.
“What I’m trying to say is-” He looked down at my hands in his
and then back up at me. “It was never a fling for me.”
Chapter
2: Jack
She
looked so confused I was worried I hadn't said anything out loud. All she
did was break eye contact with me and look down at our hands.
I
clenched my jaw.
"Thanks
for letting me know," she said, lifting her eyes to mine. "And I'm
really sorry again about what happened to your Dad."
I
wanted her to smile or something, anything to let me know I wasn't totally out
of line coming here.
"When
you say it wasn't a fling for you," she said, wriggling her hands away and
tucking her hair behind her ears. "What does that mean exactly?"
I
looked between her blue eyes, noticing the freckles fading across her nose.
"It means I don't want this to be over," I said, scooting towards her
on the couch. "It means I want to keep seeing you."
She
pursed her lips for a moment, and when she relaxed them, they looked bigger and
pinker than ever. "But you live in Thailand?"
"I
know," I said. "But I figured I would come see if you wanted to go
out with me again before I started making any massive changes to my
routine."
She
smiled, but she seemed nervous.
For
a moment, I was worried there was someone else. Maybe I'd been a fool to think
a woman this special would even be available. "But if you don't want to go
out with me again, you don't have to. I just thought-"
"No,"
she said. "I do. I-"
"What?"
"I'm
sorry. I just wasn't expecting you today. Or ever. So I'm not sure what I'm
supposed to say."
"You
could start by saying you're happy to see me."
She
lifted a hand and ran it over my shoulder, watching where her palm made contact
like she still hadn't accepted the fact that I was really there.
"I
am happy to see you," she said. "How could I not be? I mean, I
thought we had something, too.”
I
felt the tightness in my chest dissipate.
“I'm
just a little shocked because I spent the last two weeks trying to convince
myself that I was okay with never seeing you again."
"You
could say I'm even better looking than you remembered."
Her
eyes swept over my face.
"Cause
you are," I said, unable to help myself. "I swear I spent every
minute with you trying to remember the details of your face, but even my memories
don’t do you justice."
She
shook her head. "So you came all this way to hit on me?"
"I
came all this way to have you again," I said, lifting her legs and laying
them across my lap.
"Well,
I have to admit I'm flattered that you would travel so far for sex, especially
when I know how rampant it is right on your doorstep."
"That's
the thing," I said, tilting her chin up with my fingers. "It's not
just sex with you."
Her
breath grew shallow as her eyes dropped to my lips. "What is it
then?" she asked. "If it's not just sex-"
I
couldn’t describe it. And I didn’t want to. All I wanted to do was kiss her. So
I did, leaning in and interrupting her with my lips.
She
gave into the kiss slowly, her tongue moving as if it was in unfamiliar
territory, but her kiss was no less sweet for it. On the contrary, it was
pleasantly surprising how tentative she was. Even though we were in her comfort
zone, she still seemed vulnerable in a way that excited me.
And
while it was never my intention to jump her bones as soon as I arrived, I knew
nothing could make me pull away from her after coming so far.
I
leaned her back on the couch without unlocking my lips from hers and kicked my
shoes off as softly as I
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