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It’s obvious what he’s referring to. Apparently, he felt it as well.
“Yes,” I answer.
“Look at me, Ivy.”
I hesitate for a moment, knowing that I should know better and just walk away, but there’s a magnetic pull that is too powerful to fight. I don’t want to fight it.
“Turn around.”
I do, and find myself trapped in the intensity of his gaze.
“I’ve thought about you all weekend. Ever since I dropped you off at your apartment, I’ve wanted nothing more than to see you.”
“Why?” I ask without thinking.
“Because the sound of your voice lights a fire inside of me. The sight of your face brings me a joy I haven’t experienced before. And the look in your eyes makes me want to …” He trails off.
“Want to what?”
“Kiss you,” he says a beat before his lips crash down over mine.
In an instant, I’m swept up into the kiss. The world around us collapses down to just this moment, the two of us, hiding in a damn closet, kissing like teenagers.
Except this is nothing like my very first kiss shared with Matthew Zulinski, in ninth grade, in the corner of our high school’s breakroom.
No, this kiss with Andreas is the start of something powerful and earth-shifting.
“That.” Andreas pulls back from the kiss, his breaths coming out rapidly. “The look in your eyes always makes me want to do that.”
My nipples harden against my cotton bra, and I don’t even want to think about the sensations happening between my legs.
“Have dinner with me tonight.”
“Has anyone seen Ivy?” Lillian asks on the other side of the door.
Shit.“I have to go.”
“Dinner. My place. Tonight,” Andreas says, and his voice holds no room for an argument.
The ‘yes’ is on the tip of my tongue, but I can’t. Thinking quickly, I tell him, “I can’t. I have to get home to feed Ms. Shelby.”
Ms. Shelby will be all alone for the next few hours.
“I have to go,” I tell Andreas with a quick glance over my shoulder before making my exit out of the closet.
Luckily, no one’s around to see me coming out.
This decision was absolutely for the best, I tell myself as I head back to work.
CHAPTER 17
Ivy
My heart squeezes as I peer down at my phone screen right before exiting the set for the day. I’m already in a hurry to not only get home to Ms. Shelby but to make my escape before coming across Andreas.
I don’t know what’s going on with Andreas and me. One moment I can’t wait to see him, the next the fear and doubts swirl in my head, creating a chaotic whirlwind of emotion. I thought I was settled after speaking with Dr. King, but seeing him face-to-face again while at work, made me remember everything that hinges on my doing well.
I can’t afford to mess up my opportunity with this job.
