couldn’t think straight. His cologne washed over me, reminding me of passionate nights we used to share. His hard chest felt exactly the way it used to when I lay on top of him in bed. All the memories came flooding back, heightened by his return.
The front door opened and his date emerged. “Kyle—” She fell silent when she realized what we were doing.
I immediately pulled away at getting caught but Kyle didn’t.
She gave him the stink eye before she shut the door.
“I’m sorry…” I’d forgotten about her.
“Don’t worry about it.” His eyes were glued to me the entire time and he reluctantly let me go.
“I should go…”
He clearly didn’t want that to happen. “I’ll come over after I talk to her.”
“Okay.” I looked at the ground because a terrible thought came into my mind. I wondered if he’d slept with her. It clearly wasn’t their first date, and that woman wasn’t immune to Kyle’s perfection. But I didn’t ask because I had no right to know.
Like always, Kyle read my mind. “I kissed her—that’s all.”
I looked up, feeling the relief swim through my body.
He gave me a slight smile before he walked back inside.
My body started to come back to life. I was getting a second chance of being happy. If Kyle didn’t love me so much I would have lost everything. But thankfully, he loved me more than I could ever comprehend.
***
Kyle didn’t come by for hours. It was nearly midnight and he still hadn’t stopped by. He was probably having a difficult conversation with his date. He definitely didn’t come off good in the situation.
He finally knocked on the door. “Sweetheart, it’s me.”
“Come in.” I jumped off the couch but lost my balance for a moment, my legs moving quicker than my body was ready for.
He walked inside and shut the door behind him. “Sorry about that…”
“It’s okay.” I stood in front of him, unsure what to do with my hands. They met together in front of my waist then moved behind my back. Then I crossed my arms over my chest but that wasn’t comfortable either. He made me nervous as hell. “I hope everything is okay.”
“Lea wasn’t happy.” He eyed me with the old fondness that used to shine in his eyes.
“I’m sorry. I feel so bad…” Part of me judged me for going after a guy who was on a date with another woman. But the bigger part of me didn’t care because I wanted him so badly. In my eyes, he was still mine.
“Don’t.”
“I should have realized this sooner…could have avoided all of this.”
“I’d rather you wait until you’re sure than rush it.” He put his hands in his pockets, keeping a few feet between us. “And she knew I was in love with you. When we started seeing each other I was honest about that. But, I also told her you and I were never getting back together…I think that’s why she was a little blind-sided.”
“Oh…” I kept my arms tight around my chest.
He kept the distance between us as he stared at me.
I stared back, suddenly terrified of what was about to happen.
“So…are you going to kiss me or what?” That handsome smile stretched his lips, his boyish charm coming to the surface.
I chuckled because I realized how stupid I must have looked. “Of course.” I dropped my arms and closed the gap between us.
He stared at me with longing, memorizing every detail of my face.
My hands moved to his stomach and I slowly moved them up, feeling his hard abs and then the slab of concrete known as his chest. I felt his distant beating heart, noting how calm it was. I reached his shoulders and felt the definition of muscle, remembering the way I would grab onto them when we made love. My fingers moved up his neck then cupped his face, feeling the resistance of his facial hair. His blue eyes were sparkling with excitement, and he looked absolutely beautiful.
He didn’t lean in for the kiss, letting me do all the work.
“I missed you.”
“I missed you too, sweetheart.” His
The front door opened and his date emerged. “Kyle—” She fell silent when she realized what we were doing.
I immediately pulled away at getting caught but Kyle didn’t.
She gave him the stink eye before she shut the door.
“I’m sorry…” I’d forgotten about her.
“Don’t worry about it.” His eyes were glued to me the entire time and he reluctantly let me go.
“I should go…”
He clearly didn’t want that to happen. “I’ll come over after I talk to her.”
“Okay.” I looked at the ground because a terrible thought came into my mind. I wondered if he’d slept with her. It clearly wasn’t their first date, and that woman wasn’t immune to Kyle’s perfection. But I didn’t ask because I had no right to know.
Like always, Kyle read my mind. “I kissed her—that’s all.”
I looked up, feeling the relief swim through my body.
He gave me a slight smile before he walked back inside.
My body started to come back to life. I was getting a second chance of being happy. If Kyle didn’t love me so much I would have lost everything. But thankfully, he loved me more than I could ever comprehend.
***
Kyle didn’t come by for hours. It was nearly midnight and he still hadn’t stopped by. He was probably having a difficult conversation with his date. He definitely didn’t come off good in the situation.
He finally knocked on the door. “Sweetheart, it’s me.”
“Come in.” I jumped off the couch but lost my balance for a moment, my legs moving quicker than my body was ready for.
He walked inside and shut the door behind him. “Sorry about that…”
“It’s okay.” I stood in front of him, unsure what to do with my hands. They met together in front of my waist then moved behind my back. Then I crossed my arms over my chest but that wasn’t comfortable either. He made me nervous as hell. “I hope everything is okay.”
“Lea wasn’t happy.” He eyed me with the old fondness that used to shine in his eyes.
“I’m sorry. I feel so bad…” Part of me judged me for going after a guy who was on a date with another woman. But the bigger part of me didn’t care because I wanted him so badly. In my eyes, he was still mine.
“Don’t.”
“I should have realized this sooner…could have avoided all of this.”
“I’d rather you wait until you’re sure than rush it.” He put his hands in his pockets, keeping a few feet between us. “And she knew I was in love with you. When we started seeing each other I was honest about that. But, I also told her you and I were never getting back together…I think that’s why she was a little blind-sided.”
“Oh…” I kept my arms tight around my chest.
He kept the distance between us as he stared at me.
I stared back, suddenly terrified of what was about to happen.
“So…are you going to kiss me or what?” That handsome smile stretched his lips, his boyish charm coming to the surface.
I chuckled because I realized how stupid I must have looked. “Of course.” I dropped my arms and closed the gap between us.
He stared at me with longing, memorizing every detail of my face.
My hands moved to his stomach and I slowly moved them up, feeling his hard abs and then the slab of concrete known as his chest. I felt his distant beating heart, noting how calm it was. I reached his shoulders and felt the definition of muscle, remembering the way I would grab onto them when we made love. My fingers moved up his neck then cupped his face, feeling the resistance of his facial hair. His blue eyes were sparkling with excitement, and he looked absolutely beautiful.
He didn’t lean in for the kiss, letting me do all the work.
“I missed you.”
“I missed you too, sweetheart.” His
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