Oops, I Kissed Him Again: A Maple Creek Romantic Comedy by Cindy Ray Hale

Author:Cindy Ray Hale [Hale, Cindy Ray]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-06T05:00:00+00:00

Will met up with Layla outside her parents’ home Saturday morning for their hike on the Appalachian Trail. Her parents were starting to believe that they were a legitimate couple, and Will himself was starting to wonder if it might not be such a bad idea as he originally thought. They piled into her parents’ car, and Will and Layla sat in the back seat together. She reached out and took his hand, and he had to remind himself that it wasn’t real. She didn’t really want to hold his hand. It was part of the façade. He knew what he’d signed up for from the beginning, but it was starting to get harder to pretend. Because somewhere in the hidden depths of his heart, he was beginning to realize that he wanted it to be real between them. At least on some level. Because for him, on whatever level that was, it was real. It had been from the very beginning back in seventh grade when she put her arms around his neck and her lips to his.

He could tell that her mom had invited him along because she wanted to push them together even faster. She seemed obsessed with him and had been grilling him with questions the entire time. He didn’t mind. He was just glad that she’d lost interest in Chris Trapp. The guy was a complete loser. He didn’t like the idea of him being anywhere near Layla. He’d interviewed the guy, and Chris had told him that he’d been at home the night of the robbery. But Chris lived alone, and there was no one to corroborate his story.

“You didn’t notice Chris at the tavern the night of the robbery, did you?” Will asked Layla.

“He might have been there, but I don’t remember seeing him.”

“I don’t remember him being there that night either,” Will said.

The rest of the car ride to the trail was spent with Layla’s parents asking Will more questions. The time passed quickly, and Will spoke easily of his life and interests. As he spoke, he could see Layla softening up to him even more as he opened up. She seemed to enjoy talking to him just as much as her parents did, and by the time they got to the trail, she was the one asking the questions. He didn’t mind.

Once they hit the trail, her parents went ahead a bit, leaving them alone together. They hiked amongst the towering trees wrapped in yellows and oranges and the babbling stream that ran near the trail. Birds chirped happily overhead, and the air smelled fresh and clean. It was one of the most beautiful places Will had ever seen.

“You guys have been asking me all the questions,” Will said. “I have a question for you.”

“Ok,” Layla said. “I suppose that’s only fair.”

“Why have you sworn off relationships?”

“Oh, you’re playing dirty now.”

“You don’t have to answer it if you feel uncomfortable,” Will said.

“No, it’s okay. I can talk about it. It’s just a little intense.

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