Room One Hundred And Twenty Nine: Look But Don't Touch by Aila Glass

Author:Aila Glass [Glass, Aila]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Parker

There’s something magical seeing how easily Haruko fits into our lives. I hang back with Elijah as Nick and Haruko examine the glass cat he just bought.

Haruko is holding onto Nick’s bicep as he shows her the small figurine and it feels as though this is just a regular Sunday outing with the family. And not an out of nowhere hangout with your employee.

I look at Elijah, who’s also watching them. Their smiling faces and laughter light up the street we’re walking on.

“This feels too easy,” I say to Elijah.

Elijah grunts in agreement.

“Does she know you know her father?” I ask him.

Because not only do we have to contend with a massive HR violation getting involved with our assistant but Elijah’s best friend is her father.

“She doesn’t. She barely knows me. I don’t talk to her, remember?”

“True,” I say when an idea pops into my head.

“Perhaps we should change that,” I say, and call out to Nick and Haruko.

They turn around and approach us as we stop in front of an ice cream shop.

“Who wants ice cream?” I ask, and Haruko’s hand shoots up.

Nick nods and Elijah grumbles a “sure.”

“Great,” I say, and we walk into the ice cream shop.

“Let’s all get our favourite flavour,” I say, pointing at Elijah. “You go first. What’s your favourite flavour?”

Elijah narrows his eyes at me, not sure where I’m going with this but knowing I’m going somewhere.

“Chocolate,” he says.

“And Haruko. What’s yours?”

“Mint,” she says.

I already know Nick’s favourite. “Vanilla, right?” I say, giving him two finger guns.

He nods.

“Cones?” I ask everyone, and they all nod.

I turn towards the counter and ask the girl for chocolate in a cone, mint in a cone, vanilla in a cone, and cookie dough in a cone.

“Cookie dough is your favourite?” Haruko asks.

“Yep. It’s perfect. You get the best parts of the cookie with the delicious texture of the ice cream.”

Haruko giggles, and my chest feels lighter just hearing it.

Fuck, I’m falling for this girl fast. I want to wrap her up in a blanket and cuddle with her on the couch during a rainy fall day. I was never such a sap for women. I was the easy-going, fun one-night stand kind of guy. But for Haruko, I feel myself writing sonnets in my head about her and wanting to give her flowers every day. I enjoy being her friend, but I want so much more.

I just hope I can.

This is a good day to figure out if a relationship is possible. If we’re compatible in more ways than just work and the club, which we definitely are. I can still taste her, and I’ve obsessed for when I can bring her back and do more.

After we get our ice creams, we head back out onto the sidewalk where I turn to the group and waggle my eyebrows as I say, “I have an idea.”

Elijah’s eyes narrow as he grumbles, “What?”

“Let’s play Never Have I Ever. We can get to know each other better.”

Haruko says “yes”

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