Page 44 of Fever

“I just, don’t want to get things confused is all.”

For a long moment, Josiah just stared at me. I held his gaze and wondered what he was thinking. Seconds ticked by then suddenly, he pulled away and tucked his hands into his pockets.

“As you wish.”

I gave him a halfhearted smile.

“Thanks, have a good night,” I said.

“You as well.”

Josiah turned and stepped off the porch, and I watched him walk to the car. As he made it to his driver side door, he glanced over his shoulder and caught me looking after him. Turning full circle, Josiah leaned against the door and folded his hands in front of him.

“Did you change your mind?”

I smiled and slowly went inside the house. I stood there waiting to see if he would leave. Lord knows if he knocked I was letting him in. It was a sad shame, but I wanted him more than I wanted my next chocolate fix. And that was pretty bad since I had a thing for chocolate. But the knock I waited for never came. After another minute, I peeked through the blinds only to find that he was gone.

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