Clutch by S.M. West

Author:S.M. West [West, S.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SMW Books
Published: 2017-11-02T18:30:00+00:00

The next two days in Laguna Beach are idyllic and over way too fast. We spend our days taking long walks, swimming, or reading together in the hammock on the beach.

At night, we cook, sit on the deck with the sounds of the crackling fire and crashing waves, and have plenty of sex. Silas even plays a few songs, and we finally have those s’mores.

Any doubts I had about having both a career and Silas are erased. I’ll work extra hard to stay focused, but I can’t give up Silas. He’s not perfect, and neither am I, but together we’re magnificent.

The end comes too quickly, and Silas drops me back at my apartment with promises to talk daily, at the very least. He does drop hint that if we lived together, it would be easier, but I ignore his comment.

To make up for the missed shifts, Betty gave me an entire day, and while it’s welcomed, it’s long and grueling. It’s just before my dinner break when a UPS guy comes in with a package.

“Pansy Dobson?” he asks.

“’That’s me.” I put the dishes on the counter and meet him on the other side.

“Package for you, sign here please.”

I do as he asks, and he hands me a nondescript package the size of a shoebox.

“What is it?” Janis asks, inches from my face.

“Who’s it from?” Callie asks excitedly.

I shrug, having no clue. Callie offers scissors, and I cut away the tape. Inside is a small white card, and I immediately recognize the slopes and scrawls of Silas’s writing.

You’re the most beautiful person I know.

S xo

Butterflies stir low in my belly, and there’s a strange tingling in my chest to match the huge smile pulling at my lips. Callie awws and swoons over my shoulder, having read the card. Twizzlers, peanut M&Ms, and Sour Patch Kids fill the box, and I laugh, ripping open the Twizzlers and shoving a sweet strawberry twirl into my mouth.

“What?” Callie is puzzled as she peers into the box looking for more. “You better be careful with those. Ralph has a sweet tooth.”

“I’d like to see him try.”

Not a chance anyone is getting their clutches on my sugar stash, especially considering it came from Silas. Today is his big day, and it’s not only sweet but also special that he took the time to show me he’s thinking of me.

“That’s from Silas?” Janis asks, puzzled. “The guy’s a freaking millionaire for crying out loud, you should tell him to try for diamonds or something more worthwhile.”

I scoff, shaking my head, and turn my back to her.

“You guys serious?” Callie asks, following me back to where we keep our stuff.

It’s a good question. I suppose we are, although it’s scary to think of us like that. “Yeah, we are.”

“You’re one lucky girl.”

“Yeah, I am.”

Over the next week, Silas and I text and talk, but aren’t successful at finding time to see each other. I try not to let it get to me -- we knew this would happen and it doesn’t change how we feel about each other.

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