My Sweet (Fallen) Angel: A Clean BWWM, Enemies to Lovers, Fake Dating Romance (Somerset Sweethearts Book 1) by Jordanna Loft

Author:Jordanna Loft [Loft, Jordanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Gabe

The silence from Dani’s study table is killing me. Not that I’m any better. I’m the one pretending to sleep.

Juvenile? Yes.

Necessary? Abso-freakin’-lutely.

Okay, Dani and I kissed. So what? People kiss all the time. Animals do, too, in their own way. Dogs lick and nuzzle. Elephants give trunk hugs. And otters hold hands while they sleep. Like kissing, those are all signs of affection and bonding.

Then why do you want to “bond” with Dani again and again?

I bite the inside of my lip hard, but that’s not a good idea. I still feel the sensation her lips left on mine. Stifling a groan, I squeeze my eyes shut even further. I know the reason for this inner turmoil—have known for a long time. But it’s much easier to close my eyes and shut everything rather than acknowledge the impossible. Because what Dani and I experienced a little less than an hour ago isn’t real.

Our “relationship” isn’t real.

She doesn’t even consider me as a friend anymore. The sooner I realize that the quicker I wake up to reality: my sick grandmother, the prime years of my life slipping away inside a cubicle and spending endless nights rattling around in an empty apartment where no one, not even a goldfish, cares if I’m home.

I jolt as Dani’s timer goes off, signaling the end of her essay-writing session. Opening my eyes, I put on a show of stretching my arms and legs before swinging my feet off the leather recliner. Standing, I drag my fingers through my hair, trying to give it some semblance of order, but I stop because Dani’s watching me…

… and she’s not rolling her eyes and turning her head in disgust like she often would.

“Something on my lips—I mean, face?”

Face! Faaaace, you idiot.

Dani chuckles, but then ends it abruptly.

“Here you go,” she says, handing me her essay papers. She holds the very end, not wanting to make the mistake of touching me.

“I’m not gonna bite,” I mumble, as I take the papers. I better grade them right after dinner because I have another all-nighter with some case files.

I read a sentence on the first page of her essay for the millionth time when Dani sighs harshly.

“This is awkward.”

I give her what I pray is my best “confused” glance. “What is?” But she narrows her eyes, seeing right through me.

“Can we talk about what happened earlier?”

I choke at the question, and unconsciously, I brace myself for her demand for an apology. “What about?”

“Do you think what we did… helped pull things off?” She swivels back and forth in the office chair, folding her arms around her waist. She inhales deeply and holds it. Looks like she hasn’t grown out of her nervous-hiccuping tick. She’s so adorable.

“What we did? You mean our kiss?”

A hick sound flies out of her mouth and she immediately grabs a glass of water to smother the rest. I don’t mean to laugh, but I do, which only makes her scowl deepen.

“Yes, Gabe, kiss. Something we should have discussed before all of this.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.