With newfound motivation, I leaned down and kissed his cheek as well, earning a chuckle from him. I ran towards the door, eager to see Nathan.
“I'll be back tomorrow morning, Nana. We can go out for breakfast, yeah?”
Nana waved me off and I blew her a kiss before I jogged back to the house. If I had any luck, Nate would be at home still and I'd be able to catch him before he left to the university. Though his confession wasn't something I liked to hear, he’d been honest and that was all that mattered. I cared about him.
I had my answer.
A smile formed on my lips when I saw him walking out of the house, closing the door behind him. The sleeves of his dress shirt were rolled back as always, his hair an organized mess. He frowned when he saw me increase my speed but I didn't care. I wanted him to know my answer already.
I jumped on him, forcing him to drop his suitcase as his arms held on to my thighs, my legs wrapping around his waist. I kissed him.
I didn't care if one of the nosy neighbors saw. Nate didn't either. He kissed me back fervently, his tongue grazing my lips as it sought out my own. We were already neck deep in whatever the hell this was and his marriage was over before it even started.
“What was that for?” Nathan asked breathlessly.
“I want to try this out,” I replied with a smile. “I want to be with you, Nate.”
His gaze brightened, his grip on me tightening with the intensity of his happiness. Our fucked up situation didn't matter; the way he looked at me told me that this was the right choice. The beginning of our story.
“Good,” he smiled. “I want to try this too, Evie.”
I grinned as he lowered me to the ground, a smirk on his handsome face. “I have to go but I'll see you tonight?”
“Yeah,” I said.
He kissed me again, lingering as if he didn't want to leave.
All I wanted was for time to go by quickly but for now, I would take what I could get.