Page 46 of Lucy Loves Him Not
“I think it was very mutual. He didn’t leave that night wanting anything to happen either.Trust me,” I assured him.
He squinted at me. “I don’t know.”
“Are you saying you think he liked me?” I didn’t believe this for a second.
“I can’t imagine someone leaving a date with you and not wanting something to happen,” he said almost too quickly, like he hadn’t thought before he spoke.
I was getting lightheaded. He didn’t make it easy to dislike him and now he wasn’t making it easy to be just friends.
We both leaned against my car facing one another. I tucked a piece of loose hair behind my ear.
He took a breath, like gearing up to say something.
I pushed off the car, startling us both. “I should go. Early morning tomorrow.”
“Oh, okay,” he said surprised, moving so I could get inside the driver’s seat.
Before I could close the door, he leaned down and whispered, “Thanks for sharing your family with me tonight.”
“I didn’t have much of a choice,” I said quietly, trying to muster up a bit of that familiar, playful spite.
He blew past what I said. “I know I was enemy number one with the Rhodes women at first. Now, you guys bringing me in, feeding me pizza, and sharing your stories…it means a lot. It felt…”
His own family stories were still knotted up in my chest. “I’m happy to share them with you,” I said with a vulnerability that made it difficult to say. I stared at my steering wheel. I felt a tug in my heart to do more than simply share my family with him. I wanted to open wide the door of my life and pull him in by his collar. I swallowed back this confession.
“Well, thank you, Lucy,” he said, his voice raw with emotion. Then he patted the top of the car frame, “I’ll be seeing you.”
“See you, Adam,” I said back, but he was already to his car by the time I found my voice again.
Seventeen
Adam
I just got Little Women on my Kindle.
Iwas about to drift off to sleep later that night when my phone buzzed. It was Adam. I immediately sat straight up and swiped to the message.
He had sent me a screenshot of his Kindle with a picture of his recent purchase ofLittle Women. I couldn’t stop the spreading smile across my face.
Me
I’m so proud.
Iwaited for his reply. Stevie circled a spot on the bed.
Adam
Is this a Christmas book?
Me
Do you see how long that book is? You think it only spans CHRISTMAS?
It’s a life book
Adam
are you a Meg or a Jo? I know you’re not a Beth.
