Snake Snack by Tilly Pope

Author:Tilly Pope [Pope, Tilly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tilly Pope
Published: 2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00

7

Aidan

“I had every intention of going on a date with you, Colleen. I mean, you’re beautiful, you’re smart, and you’re a foodie. You’re basically my dream girl.” It sounds lame coming out of my mouth and I worry she’ll think I’m bullshitting her, but when I look up, I see a slight smile flash across her face. Encouraged, I continue.

“I wanted to go on a date with you, but after I texted you, I got caught up in this flashback of hurt and emotions and… well, I wasn’t exactly in the right state of mind.” I feel myself getting riled up just talking about it so I take a deep breath before I continue. Colleen, saint that she is, waits patiently with no discernible emotion on her face.

“I broke up with my ex-girlfriend a few months ago and it was bad. Terrible. She’d cheated on me and one day, I walked in on her and a friend of mine having sex on the couch we’d just bought together a few weeks before.” Colleen winces, and her face melts into a sympathetic expression.

“That’s awful. I’m so sorry, Aidan,” she says, and I can tell she really means it.

“Thanks, yeah, it was. We’d been dating for three years, moved in together, and I thought she was the girl I was going to spend the rest of my life with. Being rejected like that was… well, it kind of fucked up my head. A lot,” I say, shaking my head.

She gives me an understanding nod, gesturing for me to continue.

“I’ve always been an introvert, but these last few months I’ve turned into a loner. I go to the shop, the gym, then I go home. I talk as little as I can get away with and spend most of my free time by myself. I haven’t dated anyone. Hell, I haven’t even really talked to a girl until you. I’m…”

“Afraid to let anyone else in? In case they hurt you again?” she fills in like she’s reading my mind.

“Exactly,” I say. She seems to know me so well and we’ve barely spoken. Has Dara’s impersonation of me via text messages been accurate enough that she has a clear picture of me in her mind? I don’t know whether to be happy or angered by that but, either way, I like being understood, especially from a woman as sexy as Colleen.

“I know how you feel because I’m in the same situation. My boyfriend broke up with me when I moved back here last year. It devastated me. We met at chef school and I thought we were destined to be together as well,” Colleen tells me, nervously shoving a lock of hair behind her ear.

A spark of jealousy flies through me at the mention of her ex, but I try to ignore it. I can’t let my emotions get the better of me. I want to listen to her. Whatever she has to say is important, and besides, what right do I have to

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