Seth by Tess Oliver

Author:Tess Oliver [Oliver, Tess]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sugartree Press
Published: 2015-03-06T05:00:00+00:00

He caught me in the middle of my thought. He reached over and brushed his fingers over my hand, and I drew it away, a reaction that I hadn’t really planned. He looked hurt and with good reason. He dropped back the rest of his beer. “I guess I’ll let you get back to your book.” He got up.

“No, Seth—”

He looked down at me with a mix of confusion and surrender. He was giving up, it seemed. Or maybe he’d just decided I wasn’t worth all the effort. I was making it damn hard for him and pretty fucking hard for myself as well.

“Look, Noelle,” he spoke before I could, “I really, really like you. I would love to get to know you better, but I’m getting so many damn mixed messages from you my head’s about to explode. Maybe you just need longer to deal with things. Maybe I’m just not the guy to help you transition out of the heartbreak you’ve been through.”

I reached for his hand. “Don’t leave, Seth. I know I don’t make much sense. My whole life hasn’t made sense in awhile, but if you’re willing to take it slow . . . ” I let go of his hand. “No, why should I ask that of you. You’ve got your pick of women, who are just waiting for you to call them up. Great, I’m fucked up and selfish.”

He sat back down. The way he gazed at me made me feel as if someday I might still find my way out of the dark. He reached up cautiously as if he was trying to touch a bird that would flutter away with one wrong move. His fingers stroked the side of my face. I closed my eyes, allowing myself the pleasure of feeling his caress on my cheek. He lowered his hand, and I opened my eyes.

“Ask it of me, Noelle. I’m willing to go as slow as you need. It will take all of my resolve and self-control because I’m dying to touch you, but I can do it. Just ask me.”

I took hold of his hand. It felt strong and capable and warm in my fingers. “Seth, don’t give up on me yet.”

He leaned over and kissed me lightly on the mouth. “Then you won’t mind if I stay around here for awhile longer. I’ve been kicked out for the evening, remember?”

“That would be nice. My book is kind of dull anyhow. No tall, handsome blue-eyed men. Are you hungry?”

He smiled. “I will tell you right now that the one question you can ask that will always get you the answer ‘yes’ from me is ‘are you hungry?’.

“I make a mean plate of scrambled eggs.”

“Just when I thought you couldn’t get any more perfect.”

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