Crap, I wasn't listening again.
This wasn't good at all.
I needed to forget Adam.
"I'm full," I said as I moved my plate with half-eaten dumplings to the side.
"Your lack of appetite never ceases to amaze me," he sighed.
"Watching my weight," I said.
"Do you really have to? You look beautiful no matter what," he said with a smile, "You always have."
"Thank you," I said, "You can finish your meal."
"While you watch?" He raised a brow, "I'll feel nervous."
"Just do it," I insisted.
He chuckled and continued to eat.
He wasn't bad-looking. Not as handsome as Adam, nor as aggressive or proud.
But…he'd have to do.
To help me forget.
Just like Adam had done with my aunt, to forget about me. I needed to reset my memories.
***
Harold had taken me home.
"Thank you for the ride," I said.
"You're welcome," he said with a smile, "We should do this more often."
"You think so?" I asked. I hadn’t even listened half the time because my mind was occupied with someone else.
"Yeah," he replied, "It was like old times."
Old times…
"Harold, close your eyes," I requested.
"Okay," he whispered.
I leaned in close to his face then parted my lips slightly. We were a few inches apart, but my head refused to move.
Images of Adam kept flooding my mind.
His frown, his blush, his smirk, his smile, his lustful gaze…his lips.
A tear escaped my eye.
We were just apart from each other by mere inches, but I still couldn't kiss him.
"Guess I can't do it after all," I said as I pulled away.