Maybe You by Marie Landry

Author:Marie Landry [Landry, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marie Landry
Published: 2019-06-19T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Kieran calls as promised and we agree to meet at Luigi’s the next night. Even though I’d already told him I was free, my first instinct was to push it back to the weekend. I’m on an earlier shift at the Village all week and I have an article due to a travel magazine in two days. I fought past the resistance and agreed, afraid putting it off would send the wrong message, both to him and to myself. I didn’t want him to think I was giving him the runaround, plus I knew I’d have to start essentially retraining my brain to remind myself I can have a relationship with Kieran and it won’t make the rest of my life fall apart.

I remind myself of this again as I park in the Luigi’s lot. After my unexpected reunion with Kieran last night, I sat in my room and did a lot of soul searching. One big conclusion I came to: I’ve lost my spark. The special something my mom always told me I had that set me apart. Made me who I am. Made me her little ray of sunshine. I need to do what I can to keep her in Birch Hill, but hiding myself away and burying myself in work isn’t healthy. I can’t keep going through life numb to everything but the ache in my heart and the worry that eats away at my gut.

The door to the restaurant opens and Kieran steps out. He must have been waiting inside for me to arrive. He’s wearing the same denim jacket he wore the last time we saw each other, and it reminds me of how irresistible I found his ability to be both adorable and sexy. I still find it irresistible, except now I don’t have to deny that pull. With a deep, fortifying breath, I get out of my car. My hands shake as I stuff the keys into my purse. My legs don’t feel entirely solid as I close the distance between us and stop in front of Kieran.

We simply stand in front of each other, smiling. I wonder if he’s feeling even half of what I am—hope, excitement, trepidation. I can’t believe this is actually happening. We’re here together, on purpose, just the two of us. No family, no friends, no payment exchanging hands. Just Meredith and Kieran.

He reaches out first, gently gripping my shoulders. As our faces draw nearer, I realize at the last second he’s aiming for my cheek while I’m aiming for his lips. I end up planting a kiss on the edge of his mouth, and his momentum carries him on to graze my cheek.

“This is going to take some getting used to, isn’t it?” Kieran says with a light laugh. “Do over?” I nod and he kisses me directly on the lips. It’s too brief for my liking, but he’s right—it’s going to take time for us to get used to each other and to remember it’s okay to be affectionate now.

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