didn’t want the evening to end….When you took off, at the end, without even saying good bye or exchanging our emails, I was really bummed.”
Lia was shocked.
“What? I mean. Uh...Do you remember why I took off?”
“I remember you were upset because you had your period, and you weren’t prepared...But I was so into you, I didn’t really care, to be honest.”
“I thought you were grossed out. That’s why I ran.” He hadn’t cared?
“Honestly, nothing you could have done would have turned me off you. From that moment, the moment you walked into the party, looking so cute and innocent, I was taken.”
Colin was blushing, and small beads of sweat were forming along his hairline. He looked expectantly.
“I wish I had known this.” Lia felt silly.
“And then, when I saw you again, as my rotation student, well...I don’t believe in fate, but I couldn’t explain it any other way. But you were so standoffish.”
“Yeah, I was pretty shocked.”
“And then you had these moments, where you looked at me like you wanted to have me right then and there, and I was getting all these mixed signals.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Well now that you’re here, and we’ve been through so much, I want you to know that I need you. I’ve never felt like this before. No other woman has bent me so out of shape.”
“I’m sorry?”
“Well, I just can’t stand to be apart from you. You make me feel complete. I want you to be my girlfriend.”
Girlfriend? Lia had never been someone’s girlfriend. She let that sink in for a moment.
“Really? But what about…Farahnaz?” That was all she could muster.
Colin got close to her, pushing strands of her hair out of his way. He kissed her gently, his lips gently tugging at her lips. He pulled off, and looked into her eyes. “I love you, Lia.”
He breathed deeply, his eyes on her.
“So, Farahnaz and I went out on one date, about five months ago. I didn’t really think there was anything there, so I didn’t ask her out again. For some reason, she thinks that we are meant to be, and that I’m just playing hard to get. I have tried to tell her over and over, but she doesn’t get it. I don’t know what else to do, to discourage her. She’s our lab technician, so I have to try to be diplomatic — it’s kind of a mess.”
Colin’s eyes were downturned and he looked away.
Lia’s fear melted, and she finally realized how open Colin was being with her. He had completely revealed his most tender feelings. Her body felt warm and relaxed. She was ready to let him in.
He’s here to stay. He’s not going to use me and leave me.
She pulled his face into hers, and kissed him back. “Yes. I need you,” she whispered into his ear. He picked her up and sat her down in his lap. “Kiss me,” he said. Lia leaned back into the kiss, and fell into the warm safety of Colin’s arms.
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“Another one is coming, aaaahhh.” Alex Bertoli braced herself for the contraction. They were coming fast and hard now, gripping her body for a good minute before releasing her. She closed her eyes and started counting her breaths, her face scrunched up in focus. Alex brushed away her sister Lia Bertoli’s hand. “Don’t touch me.” The contraction had reached its peak, and Alex didn’t know if she could take it any more. Just as soon as she started to whimper, the pain began to ease. “Oh God.”
Lia’s eyes were round and concerned. “You okay?” Alex
Lia was shocked.
“What? I mean. Uh...Do you remember why I took off?”
“I remember you were upset because you had your period, and you weren’t prepared...But I was so into you, I didn’t really care, to be honest.”
“I thought you were grossed out. That’s why I ran.” He hadn’t cared?
“Honestly, nothing you could have done would have turned me off you. From that moment, the moment you walked into the party, looking so cute and innocent, I was taken.”
Colin was blushing, and small beads of sweat were forming along his hairline. He looked expectantly.
“I wish I had known this.” Lia felt silly.
“And then, when I saw you again, as my rotation student, well...I don’t believe in fate, but I couldn’t explain it any other way. But you were so standoffish.”
“Yeah, I was pretty shocked.”
“And then you had these moments, where you looked at me like you wanted to have me right then and there, and I was getting all these mixed signals.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Well now that you’re here, and we’ve been through so much, I want you to know that I need you. I’ve never felt like this before. No other woman has bent me so out of shape.”
“I’m sorry?”
“Well, I just can’t stand to be apart from you. You make me feel complete. I want you to be my girlfriend.”
Girlfriend? Lia had never been someone’s girlfriend. She let that sink in for a moment.
“Really? But what about…Farahnaz?” That was all she could muster.
Colin got close to her, pushing strands of her hair out of his way. He kissed her gently, his lips gently tugging at her lips. He pulled off, and looked into her eyes. “I love you, Lia.”
He breathed deeply, his eyes on her.
“So, Farahnaz and I went out on one date, about five months ago. I didn’t really think there was anything there, so I didn’t ask her out again. For some reason, she thinks that we are meant to be, and that I’m just playing hard to get. I have tried to tell her over and over, but she doesn’t get it. I don’t know what else to do, to discourage her. She’s our lab technician, so I have to try to be diplomatic — it’s kind of a mess.”
Colin’s eyes were downturned and he looked away.
Lia’s fear melted, and she finally realized how open Colin was being with her. He had completely revealed his most tender feelings. Her body felt warm and relaxed. She was ready to let him in.
He’s here to stay. He’s not going to use me and leave me.
She pulled his face into hers, and kissed him back. “Yes. I need you,” she whispered into his ear. He picked her up and sat her down in his lap. “Kiss me,” he said. Lia leaned back into the kiss, and fell into the warm safety of Colin’s arms.
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To read Meant To Be , the second book in the Unexpected Love Series, click here:
http://bit.ly/MeantToBeBook
If you’d like to read an excerpt from Meant To Be , Alex and Paulo’s story, please read on.
*************
“Another one is coming, aaaahhh.” Alex Bertoli braced herself for the contraction. They were coming fast and hard now, gripping her body for a good minute before releasing her. She closed her eyes and started counting her breaths, her face scrunched up in focus. Alex brushed away her sister Lia Bertoli’s hand. “Don’t touch me.” The contraction had reached its peak, and Alex didn’t know if she could take it any more. Just as soon as she started to whimper, the pain began to ease. “Oh God.”
Lia’s eyes were round and concerned. “You okay?” Alex
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