At long last

hed. He didnt plan for any of this, not the way he felt whenever he saw Melissa and not

is Friday game night thing, eating Saturday breakfast together and hanging out later in the evening if none of them had prior

because he had planned to keep things platonic with Melissa even in that resolution hed spent nights dreaming about kissing her and doing all sor

e him and she had set the table for the usual games night, he smiled a little when he saw her in the

ing into the kitchen and Meliss

st so I can beat your ass and well because I

nd giving her one of his signature heart melting smiles. Jonathan would be th

uice, which she didnt know why she was getting because she was still drinking her coffee. Jonathan might be the death of her but she s

she brought out the lef

evening. Jonathan replied, her face fe

er by reading one of her favorite books to her the following night. She sighed, she was so heartbroken that Jonathan was leaving for a date with another wo

juice and any other junk food she could find in the fridge, she brought a blank

e with her and maybe inside her and then suddenly he remembered why it was crucial for him to go on this date. He texted his current girlfriend Lo

e minutes then she decided to check with Valerie if she was free so she could hang out at her place ins

eekend, unannounced Mel. Valerie said as she walked towards the kitchen to continue whateve

and I we both know that you have absolutely nothing to do and Im like a bundle of joy to you, a good friend who has come to save y

d, where did he run off to anyways? I thought you te

ht. Melissa said with so much bitterness in her voice, it really hur

lerie replied, suddenly her face

because I know its definitely bad. Meli

avent even said anything yet, an

it. Melissa said af

plus theres this new movie Ive been dying to see, work wouldnt let me and I didnt w

ke you up on that offer but, I didnt really pictur

a problem right, we lite

e to stay indoors. But, Ill go get ready while

waiting. Val

had dinner at our favorite steak place, then we went t

cream store. Vanilla has always been her favorite flavor of ice cream, sounds

illa and a triple cho

und, the guy was wearing a baseball hat but she could see his

said as she let o

ur hair is putting the chocolate to shame, because its flawlessly dark

its just S

as bad

ible tears from her eyes. But in the spirit of lame

off for a moment there. He r

e chocolate scoop. She handed the ice cre

Melissa said not wanting to waste any more t

rry I didnt g

. She r

again. Alan said and even if Melissa

she had nothing to lose and the Valerie in her head was screaming yes girl so be

. He commented and while she wanted to tell h

Ive really got to run before

some other t

because, I hate to think you spent ten minutes getting ice

. I met this this guy over th

Valerie asked cutting Melissa off,

hes cute and I gave him my card

d be crazy not

ie. The house was empty when she got home, she knew Jonathan would not be returning home tonight so she put out the light

mentioned his girl friends maybe out of respect for her or he really puts the P in private, he was and still is a very private person and over three years

ed to know who he was behind all that. He always kept things fifty-fifty between the both of them, always on the surface level and she hated it. Maybe it was because she

headed to the kitchen where the noise seemed to be coming from. Saturd

started. She took in the view on the counter, waffles, strawberry, coffee it looked amazing bu

but, Ill have breakfast a littl

, you go

but there was a shift in the air, maybe it wa

it felt awkward but it did, maybe because she felt there was something there. The lingering touches, the eye contacts, the freaking sexual tension between them, she knew she could feel the chemistry and she thoug

day. He didnt know if she was purposely avoiding him or if she didnt know he was around, he had contemplated going up to her room to see her but he didnt go through with it, maybe she was busy, and he still felt a li

look at other things that werent her phone or laptop screen. She opened the door and

een so up in her head that she hadnt noticed him come in. It was annoying how he seemed to consume her eve

d past him towards the door taking the book along with her an

good thing he thought, so they didnt get so attached but he hated the way it made him feel. And after a few seconds past

it about?

e to think that were going back to being strang

usy. She lied. But that seemed to do the trick because his face rel

rk yourself though. He

w why but she was curious not that he would give her any details but

rised by her question he didnt even think

eights again. Melissa said changing the topic to a safer conversati

said. Melissa searched the silver depths of his eyes, hoping

if he had the answers to those hidden questions so he let go of her hand slowly and cleared his throat. She st

mise to give you feedback on the book whenever I

ce. Ill see yo

u