Page 55 of Loathe at First Sight

Or I expect him to kiss me.

I’m not sure which of those I want at the moment.

But instead, he stops moving and releases his hold on me.

He gives a definite, “I should go.”

Once again, as if turning on and off a switch, he went from super nice and relatable to cold and distant. What is with this guy? He’s giving me whiplash.

Determined to get some answers, I follow after him. When I bust through the front door, I see him already halfway down the sidewalk.

“Hey!” I practically shout.

He turns around as I am already trying to hurry toward him without re-injuring my ankle.

“What the hell?” I ask, waving my arms in the air.

“What do you mean?”

I don’t stop until I’m inches from his face. “One minute, you and I are doing fine. I think that maybe, just maybe, you’re not a giant ass hat. Then, you do something that makes me think you’re the biggest ass hat in the world!”

“Well, back at you, princess.”

“What did I do?” I exclaim, moving even closer to him. “Did me telling you I was okay fucking Jamie offend you in some way? Why do you think that is?”

“Princess, I don’t care who you fuck.”

“Really? Because it sure as shit doesn’t seem that way. In fact, in there, it seemed like you wanted to kiss me.”

He scoffs. “Don’t flatter yourself.”

“Oh yeah?”

We are practically nose to nose now. Anger courses through both of us as we try to decide what to do next.

“You’re insufferable,” he tells me, looking down at my lips once more.

“I don’t think you believe that.”

He leans in just enough so that his lips barely graze mine. The feathery touch is enough to send electricity coursing through my body.

In this moment, I want more.

I want him to throw me up against the brick wall that’s next to us and show me how he really kisses.

I reach up to grab him, to yank him closer, but before I get the chance, he pulls away.

“We shouldn’t do this,” he says and then walks away.

As much as I want to go after him again, my feet feel like they’re stuck in cement.

What the fuck just happened?

twenty

Give me Heels over Boots Anyday

Liz

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