everything and let the chips fall where they may.
Trinity held her arms out at her sides. “How about this?” she asked, pulling me out of my reverie.
I stared at the brightly colored shirt that seemed to hang from her form. Instantly I feigned a gag, and pointed toward her pile of clothes that she wasn’t going to buy. “That’s a definite no.”
She laughed and looked in the mirror. “You’re right. I liked it better on the hanger.”
“I’d like it better if it was in the trash,” I countered.
Trinity laughed so hard she snorted.
“Thanks, though,” I said after a moment.
Trinity frowned in confusion. Her brown eyes stared into mine as she asked, “For what?”
“For the talk,” I answered simply. “I needed that.” It was nice having girl talk, and I hadn’t really talked to anyone who was disconnected from Shane before. Trinity was unbiased when it came to him, and that was refreshing.
“Of course. Anytime,” she responded. “Glad I could be of service.”
I leaned back against the wall and smiled softly. “I really like him.”
“Trust me, I know you do,” Trinity said right away. “Is it a love-like?”
I bit my lip and shrugged. I truly wasn’t sure about the answer to that question. I really liked him, and I loved being around him. Love was just a really strong word, and I had to admit that it kind of scared me. “I don’t know. He just makes me really happy, and we click, you know?”
She nodded.
“I’ve never felt this way about a guy before. It’s just different.”
“Have you told him this?” she asked.
“I’m pretty sure he knows.”
Trinity raised an eyebrow at me. “Is Shane a mind reader now or something? You can’t just expect him to know. You have to tell him.”
“You’re right. I’ll tell him.”
She smirked and proceeded to try on another outfit. “Good. I better get a huge thank you card when you two get married.”
I laughed, shaking my head. “I’ll keep that in mind.”
Chapter 18
Shane smoothed my hair down on one side, and stared into my eyes with a slight smile on his handsome face. I slid closer, snuggling against him and reveling in the warmth from his body heat and the thick comforter that covered us. We’d been lying in this position for nearly an hour now, just staring at each other, and talking now and then. We talked about random things, like our favorite colors, shows, musicians, and anything else we could think of. I was surprised to find out that I didn’t even know his favorite color was blue. How did I go nearly six months without knowing that? It just proved I had a lot more to learn about him.
Sliding closer, I pressed my chest to his and gave him a quick peck on the lips, making him smile.
“What was that for?” he asked. “Not that I’m complaining.” His arms tightened around my body, keeping me pressed against him.
“It was just because you’re so cute,” I answered with a shrug.
He let out a breathy laugh. “Well, then in that case you deserve a million kisses because you’re way more than cute. You’re beautiful.” His words were spoken softly, and as he said the last part his gaze roamed my face. “Seriously, I could look at you all day.” His statement was filled with sincerity, and it gave me chills.
I lowered my gaze as my cheeks burned. “You’re so cheesy.”
“Cheesy and cute?”
I nodded, meeting his eyes again.
He smirked. “Well, then I’m fine with that. I think that’s a good balance of adjectives.”
“It is,” I agreed, smiling sweetly.
Shane’s gaze held mine. “Do you still not trust me?”
My eyebrows knitted together in confusion. When we had our conversation a few days ago, I thought we’d cleared everything up. I was no longer going to use his past against him. We were starting our relationship over on a clean slate. I wasn’t going to not trust him because of how he treated girls in the past. It was wrong for me
Trinity held her arms out at her sides. “How about this?” she asked, pulling me out of my reverie.
I stared at the brightly colored shirt that seemed to hang from her form. Instantly I feigned a gag, and pointed toward her pile of clothes that she wasn’t going to buy. “That’s a definite no.”
She laughed and looked in the mirror. “You’re right. I liked it better on the hanger.”
“I’d like it better if it was in the trash,” I countered.
Trinity laughed so hard she snorted.
“Thanks, though,” I said after a moment.
Trinity frowned in confusion. Her brown eyes stared into mine as she asked, “For what?”
“For the talk,” I answered simply. “I needed that.” It was nice having girl talk, and I hadn’t really talked to anyone who was disconnected from Shane before. Trinity was unbiased when it came to him, and that was refreshing.
“Of course. Anytime,” she responded. “Glad I could be of service.”
I leaned back against the wall and smiled softly. “I really like him.”
“Trust me, I know you do,” Trinity said right away. “Is it a love-like?”
I bit my lip and shrugged. I truly wasn’t sure about the answer to that question. I really liked him, and I loved being around him. Love was just a really strong word, and I had to admit that it kind of scared me. “I don’t know. He just makes me really happy, and we click, you know?”
She nodded.
“I’ve never felt this way about a guy before. It’s just different.”
“Have you told him this?” she asked.
“I’m pretty sure he knows.”
Trinity raised an eyebrow at me. “Is Shane a mind reader now or something? You can’t just expect him to know. You have to tell him.”
“You’re right. I’ll tell him.”
She smirked and proceeded to try on another outfit. “Good. I better get a huge thank you card when you two get married.”
I laughed, shaking my head. “I’ll keep that in mind.”
Chapter 18
Shane smoothed my hair down on one side, and stared into my eyes with a slight smile on his handsome face. I slid closer, snuggling against him and reveling in the warmth from his body heat and the thick comforter that covered us. We’d been lying in this position for nearly an hour now, just staring at each other, and talking now and then. We talked about random things, like our favorite colors, shows, musicians, and anything else we could think of. I was surprised to find out that I didn’t even know his favorite color was blue. How did I go nearly six months without knowing that? It just proved I had a lot more to learn about him.
Sliding closer, I pressed my chest to his and gave him a quick peck on the lips, making him smile.
“What was that for?” he asked. “Not that I’m complaining.” His arms tightened around my body, keeping me pressed against him.
“It was just because you’re so cute,” I answered with a shrug.
He let out a breathy laugh. “Well, then in that case you deserve a million kisses because you’re way more than cute. You’re beautiful.” His words were spoken softly, and as he said the last part his gaze roamed my face. “Seriously, I could look at you all day.” His statement was filled with sincerity, and it gave me chills.
I lowered my gaze as my cheeks burned. “You’re so cheesy.”
“Cheesy and cute?”
I nodded, meeting his eyes again.
He smirked. “Well, then I’m fine with that. I think that’s a good balance of adjectives.”
“It is,” I agreed, smiling sweetly.
Shane’s gaze held mine. “Do you still not trust me?”
My eyebrows knitted together in confusion. When we had our conversation a few days ago, I thought we’d cleared everything up. I was no longer going to use his past against him. We were starting our relationship over on a clean slate. I wasn’t going to not trust him because of how he treated girls in the past. It was wrong for me
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