Page 108 of Never With You
No, I wouldn’t.
This is Nate Farnsworth, the guy who spent months making passive-aggressive comments about my work, micromanaging my every decision, ridiculing my checklists, and making my job more difficult. He’s the last person I should be feeling things for.
Yet, he’s completely charmed the heck out of me.
But I’d rather lie than tell Nate I’m falling for him.
@worth_traveling_to:
I’m still here. Sorry for going silent after suggesting we meet. Some things happened, and I got scared. For now, I’m just finessing a situation. I’ll tell you about it later. But I’m still planning on meeting you.
@girl_sees_the_world:
I’m glad you’re still here.
@worth_traveling_to:
Me too.
@girl_sees_the_world:
Finessing a situation. That sounds serious. Does it have to do with your big lie?
@worth_traveling_to:
A little, but it’s not really a lie anymore. Just a twist of the facts. But I’m excited to meet you.
@girl_sees_the_world:
Good. I started to get worried you’d changed your mind.
@worth_traveling_to:
If anything, my mind is even more made up about you.
@girl_sees_the_world:
Whoa, that’s a lot of pressure on me.
@worth_traveling_to:
Nah, no pressure. I already know how I feel about you. The pressure is on me to convince you I’m worth taking a risk on.
@girl_sees_the_world:
Are you?
@worth_traveling_to:
I hope you think I am. Only time will tell.
“He’sfinessing a situation?”Nate says that night at dinner. He convinced me to leave the resort and go into town, away from the Pureskin people. It seemed like the perfect idea until we were sitting at a romantic beachside restaurant.
Now, instead of a good idea, it feels a lot like a date.
“That’s what he said in his message.” I sip my piña colada, feeling the distinct difference between the cool liquid and the muggy air outside.
“Sounds like he has a girlfriend he needs to break up with before he can meet you.”
