The Politics of Love (A Romantic Comedy) by Ines Saint

Author:Ines Saint
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
Published: 2018-10-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

A little over two hours later, Kayla met Jake at the corner of her house. He leaned over the passenger seat, opened the door to his sexy, blue-with-white stripes '65 Shelby, and Kayla climbed in, feeling like a sneaky teenager.

"Hey," she said, without looking at him.

"Hey," he returned as he pulled back out onto the street, his posture rigid.

"Are you having second thoughts?" she asked.

"No. Are you?"

"No. But I think I should be."

"Same here." He sighed.

"Then maybe you should take me back home. I'll be fine."

He looked over at her. "Do you really want me to take you home, Kayla?"

"Do you want to take me home?" she asked. God, they were ridiculous.

"No. I don't."

"Well, then," she said, knowing she shouldn't be as relieved as she was. But there was one more thing. "Um, before we get too far, I—I have one small request." He glanced over at her again. "Please promise me you won't kiss me, Jake. I'm notorious for my self-control. Heck, I was dumped for it, but you need to promise me you won't kiss me. I believe you'll keep your word."

Jake looked back out onto the road, and she noticed his posture had instantly loosened up. "I promise I won't kiss you unless you kiss me first."

"Like I said, that won't be a problem. It'll just be you, working on your house, and me, playing my violin, just two friends, or ex-co-workers or whatever it is we are, keeping each other company while we take a break and get away from it all," Kayla's voice trailed off as she looked out the window. Soon they were whizzing down I-57, heading west to Rock Falls. As soon as they left the city, she relaxed.

They stopped at an out-of-the-way Wal-Mart where Jake put the hood of his jacket so far up over his head it nearly covered his eyes. Kayla laughed. They had a surprisingly good time zipping the shopping cart around the supermarket section, trying to decide who would cook what. In honor of Thanksgiving, they decided on turkey everything; turkey bacon and sausages for breakfast, turkey ham sandwiches for lunch, and ground turkey for a Thanksgiving lasagna dinner because they couldn't find a turkey small enough for just the two of them.

By the time they finished shopping and were back on the road, Kayla was glad she'd agreed to the harebrained scheme. Every mile of the road brought further relief. It had been years since she'd taken time away for anything.

Jake asked her about her parents, her sister, and her niece. And he listened. She told him how her super-smart and responsible sister had fallen hard for Chris, Mia's father when they'd met as sophomores in college. "I think Tania was yearning for the same kind of love our parents had, to fill the void our dad left," she shared. Then, she told him how her sister had instead been badly burned; her story nothing like their parents' fairy tale.

Hesitantly, she asked him about his own life, knowing that privacy was a necessity for him.

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