Irresistible Second Chance by Waters Rebecca

Author:Waters, Rebecca
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-11-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“On your mark,” I grimaced at my ex-husband’s name, “Get set....Go!”

Johnna, TJ and Chris ran towards me as fast as they possibly could. I laughed out loud to my surprise as Chris attempted to win, slowing down at the end to let the girls pass him. It was hilarious to me that he actually had to try to win.

I high fived the girls and Johnna quickly turned to Chris and said, “Better luck next time, old man.”

The laughter erupted from me before I could stop it. And his expression! He was shocked and confused...it was so funny. I couldn’t stop laughing at the expression on Chris’ face. “Hey, I’m not old!” His outrage made me laugh harder, and so did the girls.

“Ok, ok...” I said when I could breathe again. “After that win, I think you girls deserve another scoop of ice cream.” They cheered as we walked away from the greenspace near the library and headed back across the street.

“I feel like you set me up,” Chris said taking Johnna’s hand, and my own, and I grabbed TJ’s.

“Hey, I suggested that they race, you volunteered to be a competitor.”

“You know I can’t resist competition. It’s the athlete in me.”

“The athlete in you was just smoked by two little girls,”I said with a giggle. I looked at him and he looked at me. I liked having him around more than I wanted to admit. He was fun, easy-going, and dare I say, responsible. I would miss him so much when he left.

I turned away from him and let go of his hand. I could feel him looking at me curiously and ignored it. I opened the door to the ice cream shop and avoided his eyes. Luckily, he walked the girls to the counter and ordered more ice cream for them, giving me time to focus on something other than how good I felt when he was around.

I sat down at the table and pulled out my phone and pretended to be engrossed in a stupid social media reel I was watching. I was just mindlessly scrolling trying not to think about my earlier thoughts, but they kept intruding. I would miss Chris, probably too much. And then what would happen next? I would go back to my boring existence. He would go back to his house abroad and we would see each other every now and then. That thought made me sad and that made me feel conflicted. What else did I want from him? Did I want some sort of relationship? If so, long-distance wasn’t exactly my cup of tea. We’d broken up before because I couldn’t bear the thought of being away from him. Part of me felt that I was getting ahead of myself. I didn’t even know what I wanted. Was this casual? I wasn’t ready for anything serious. We were just having fun, right? I knew how to have fun. It had been awhile since I’d had fun, admittedly. I told myself to lighten up, live a little in the moment.

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