Ex in the City by Lillianna Blake

Author:Lillianna Blake [Blake, Lillianna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sassy Women’s Fiction
Published: 2018-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

I pulled the door of the coffee shop open and instantly regretted not going home to shower. I just couldn’t imagine what AJ would think when he saw me like this. Although it wasn’t as if he hadn’t seen me this way plenty of times while we were dating. In fact, I hadn’t often dressed up for him. In my heart I was still a tomboy and preferred to be comfortable in the clothes I wore. Once in a while, when we were going somewhere special, I’d go all out with make-up and a new dress, but most of the time it was just plain old me.

For the first time, I wondered if maybe that was part of the problem. Had I gotten too comfortable with him? Did I turn him into more of a best friend than a boyfriend?

I started back toward the door. I could cancel with AJ; he wouldn’t care.

“Blu.” He stepped around the corner before I could get through the door. “Hi there.”

“Hi.” I hesitated in the doorway.

“Excuse us, please.” A young couple waited behind me to get inside.

“Sorry.” I stepped through and in the process brushed against AJ’s chest. In the same moment that electricity shot through my skin at the connection, I cringed at the thought of how close he was to me. “Ugh. I’m a mess.” I moved away from him, toward a free table.

“Out for a run?” He followed after me and joined me at the table.

“I joined a new running group.”

“Oh?” He nodded to the waitress who walked over to take our orders. Once they were placed, he looked across the table at me. “Were you just looking for company or are you training for a race?”

“No, no race. I guess I just needed a distraction.”

“From?” He raised an eyebrow.

“I don’t know. I mean, I’m trying to figure some things out. I still feel a little lost, I guess. I know that doesn’t make sense to you, but it’s what I need.”

“It doesn’t have to make sense to me.” He touched the back of my hand just for a second, then drew his hand away. “Anything I can do to help, you just let me know.”

“Thanks.” I smiled at him. I expected him to list all the reasons why I wasn’t lost, but instead he only offered me his support. Maybe our friendship could work out after all.

“I’m really looking forward to this weekend. I don’t want you to feel like you have to stick with me the whole time. I know there might be some places or people you want to visit, so you can plan to use the jeep whenever you want.”

“That’s nice of you, AJ. Honestly, though, I’m looking forward to your uncle’s party—and just being back in Diamond Bay.” I looked down at the table. “It seems so long ago that we were there.”

“Does it?” He thanked the waitress for his coffee, and as he turned back to look at me that familiar heat was in his eyes.

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