Suddenly Starstruck (Shower & Shelter Artist Collective Book 4) by Brooke St. James

Author:Brooke St. James [St. James, Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blue House Press
Published: 2017-03-14T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

"So, he flat out said he wanted you, and then nothing?" Lu asked, looking perplexed.

I nodded as I took a sip of water. The day after my ice skating date with Ethan happened to be a lunch date some of my friends from college including Lu, Sarah, and Drake (who wasn't there yet). We were eating at one of Collin's Mexican restaurants, and Sarah and Lu talked about how they were both craving spicy foods as a result of their pregnancies.

I had just told Lu and Sarah what had happened with Ethan and me the night before, leaving out a ton of personal details and conversations.

"I just thought it was funny," I said. "I really thought he was flirting with me by taking me skating and then back to his apartment and everything, so I got it all built up, thinking he's falling in love, and then he leaves me hanging. No kiss, no nothing. And the worst part was that, when we said goodbye, it seemed like last time—like he wasn't planning on getting in touch with me."

"How long did you stay at his apartment?"

"Midnight," I said. I got lost in thought, remembering how the evening went down.

"Let me get this straight," Sarah said, chewing a mouth full of chips and dip. "He brought you ice skating and then over to his apartment till midnight, and he didn't even try to kiss you?"

I shook my head. "I think he just wants to be friends. He said that thing about 'wanting me', and then a few other things during the night that made me believe something was gonna happen. But then, at the end of the night, he gave me a hug and put me into a cab." I rolled my eyes and shook my head at myself, feeling a wave of embarrassment. "I know I gave him the chance to kiss me, too, and he didn't. I got close to him a couple of times on purpose, and nothing."

"What'd you do all night?" Sarah asked.

"We talked. He asked me a ton of questions—deep stuff like my feelings on God, and life, and art, and music, and the environment. He asked me about my sister and Isabel, and if my sister ever dated. He told me about his family and asked about mine. He wanted to know where I stood on things—life stuff, you know? I felt like we were doing a podcast or something."

Lu nodded. "Ethan's smart," she said. "Joe tells me some of the stuff they talk about. He's a thinker. It's just so weird that he's not kissing you, because Joe swears he is totally in love with you."

"Well, I gave him a few opportunities to show me how in love with me he was, and he didn't take them, that's all I know."

"That's weird," Sarah said. "I can ask him if you want." She shrugged. "Ethan and I are friends. It wouldn't be totally out of the ordinary for me to go by the studio and say 'hi' to him.

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