kisses my forehead and says, “I’ll see you in a couple hours, get some rest,” and then he gets into his car and is gone.
I walk inside my building dumbfounded, what the hell did I just do? I head inside get showered and crawl into bed. I am beyond tired, but cannot sleep with the anticipation of what Tucker wants to talk about. Eventually I do succumb to sleep and dream of that sexy brown-eyed devil man.
Chapter 12
I wake up to a knock at the door. I check the time and it reads 11:48 a.m. Damn, I slept in longer than planned. I get up and walk to the door and open it to a sexy looking Tucker standing in the door with his hands full of food.
“Good morning Harp; I brought you breakfast, well lunch,” he says with a sexy smile.
“Good morning, come in.” I step aside so he can enter. I know I look like shit having just woken up, but too late now. He sets the bags of great smelling food on the counter and starts unloading them. “I’m gonna grab a quick shower, I’ll be right back,” I say as I start heading towards the bathroom.
“That’s fine, take your time,” he states sweetly.
I hurry in the shower and brush my teeth and then get dressed quickly and make my way back out to the sexy man sitting on my couch watching TV. “So what’s for lunch?” I ask as I enter the living room.
“I got us subs to eat,” he says with a sexy smile.
I get us each a drink as he carries our lunch into the living room and we sit and eat quietly. This should feel awkward but it doesn’t, not with Tuck, probably because we’ve done this before.
“This is delicious, thank you,” I say as I’m practically salivating over my food. “Not a problem,” Tuck says with a laugh. As we finish our lunch, I throw the trash out and then come back into the living room and sit on the opposite end of the couch from Tuck.
“So,” he says.
“What’s going on in that head of yours Tucker?” I ask, hoping he will just spit it out. I hate having to drag information out of people.
“We need to talk about what happened between us. I want to understand why you ran away from me all of a sudden,” he states matter of fact.
“I didn’t run away. It’s just better this way,” I say without elaborating.
“Not good enough Harp, you need to explain it to me. Because shit was going well between us and then bam you just changed and started ignoring me,” he says looking intently at me.
“Look Tucker I don’t know what to tell you. This is just the way it is.” I say sounding unsure of myself.
“I want you to talk to me, I have a plan,” he says all serious.
“What’s your plan?” Oh goodness what in the world could he possibly come up with.
“I will share a secret of my past if you share a secret of your past. It’s a give and take deal. This way you can tell me what you want and we can work our way up,” he says sweetly.
“Who says I have a secret past?” I ask nervously.
“Seriously, I’ve gotten to know you and I know a secret past when I see one. I want you to talk to me and trust me. You are the first female I have trusted in a long time. This isn’t easy for me to do this but here I am,” he said through hopeful eyes.
“Maybe I don’t want to talk about my past,” I quietly state.
“That’s why we will move in a slow pace. Harper, I’m not going to pressure you to tell me anything but you need to let someone in, let me in,” he says longingly.
“I do just fine by myself,” I say angrily.
“Harper you told me you have no friends, you don’t speak to your family, and clearly something happened that has you so closed off to everyone. When you started to get a little closer to me, you ran like hell. Don’t tell me you do fine by yourself because everyone needs someone to turn to. I know...I have been there,” he says sympathetically.
“I don’t know if I can do this. I’m sorry,” I say sadly. It’s the truth; I can’t go back through my past
I walk inside my building dumbfounded, what the hell did I just do? I head inside get showered and crawl into bed. I am beyond tired, but cannot sleep with the anticipation of what Tucker wants to talk about. Eventually I do succumb to sleep and dream of that sexy brown-eyed devil man.
Chapter 12
I wake up to a knock at the door. I check the time and it reads 11:48 a.m. Damn, I slept in longer than planned. I get up and walk to the door and open it to a sexy looking Tucker standing in the door with his hands full of food.
“Good morning Harp; I brought you breakfast, well lunch,” he says with a sexy smile.
“Good morning, come in.” I step aside so he can enter. I know I look like shit having just woken up, but too late now. He sets the bags of great smelling food on the counter and starts unloading them. “I’m gonna grab a quick shower, I’ll be right back,” I say as I start heading towards the bathroom.
“That’s fine, take your time,” he states sweetly.
I hurry in the shower and brush my teeth and then get dressed quickly and make my way back out to the sexy man sitting on my couch watching TV. “So what’s for lunch?” I ask as I enter the living room.
“I got us subs to eat,” he says with a sexy smile.
I get us each a drink as he carries our lunch into the living room and we sit and eat quietly. This should feel awkward but it doesn’t, not with Tuck, probably because we’ve done this before.
“This is delicious, thank you,” I say as I’m practically salivating over my food. “Not a problem,” Tuck says with a laugh. As we finish our lunch, I throw the trash out and then come back into the living room and sit on the opposite end of the couch from Tuck.
“So,” he says.
“What’s going on in that head of yours Tucker?” I ask, hoping he will just spit it out. I hate having to drag information out of people.
“We need to talk about what happened between us. I want to understand why you ran away from me all of a sudden,” he states matter of fact.
“I didn’t run away. It’s just better this way,” I say without elaborating.
“Not good enough Harp, you need to explain it to me. Because shit was going well between us and then bam you just changed and started ignoring me,” he says looking intently at me.
“Look Tucker I don’t know what to tell you. This is just the way it is.” I say sounding unsure of myself.
“I want you to talk to me, I have a plan,” he says all serious.
“What’s your plan?” Oh goodness what in the world could he possibly come up with.
“I will share a secret of my past if you share a secret of your past. It’s a give and take deal. This way you can tell me what you want and we can work our way up,” he says sweetly.
“Who says I have a secret past?” I ask nervously.
“Seriously, I’ve gotten to know you and I know a secret past when I see one. I want you to talk to me and trust me. You are the first female I have trusted in a long time. This isn’t easy for me to do this but here I am,” he said through hopeful eyes.
“Maybe I don’t want to talk about my past,” I quietly state.
“That’s why we will move in a slow pace. Harper, I’m not going to pressure you to tell me anything but you need to let someone in, let me in,” he says longingly.
“I do just fine by myself,” I say angrily.
“Harper you told me you have no friends, you don’t speak to your family, and clearly something happened that has you so closed off to everyone. When you started to get a little closer to me, you ran like hell. Don’t tell me you do fine by yourself because everyone needs someone to turn to. I know...I have been there,” he says sympathetically.
“I don’t know if I can do this. I’m sorry,” I say sadly. It’s the truth; I can’t go back through my past
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