The Second Chance Fixer Upper: A Sweet Romantic Comedy (Renovation Romance Sweet RomCom Series Book 2) by Grace Worthington

Author:Grace Worthington [Worthington, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Poets & Saints Publishing
Published: 2023-08-20T16:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

Maeve

“You have a few seconds?” I lean around Annie’s classroom door, where she’s grading pencil sketches after school. Her room smells like oil paint and soap, and there are stacks of wet paintbrushes drying in the sink behind her.

“What’s up?” she says.

I scan the classroom to make sure it’s empty, and sink into an art stool across from her. “I’m afraid you were right.”

“About?” she asks, frowning.

“I’m having second thoughts about this dating arrangement with Jack. I think I’ve made a terrible mistake by agreeing to go to Dex’s party tonight. Because . . .” I can’t say it. I drop my head into my hands and cover my face.

She circles around her desk. “Oh, sweetie, what is it?”

I’m not sure if I can tell her, but ever since I almost gave in to my feelings and asked Jack to kiss me, I’ve been dying to confess to someone.

“I . . . almost kissed Jack,” I say, my voice wobbly with emotion. “I don’t know how it happened. We were eating together, and the whole time, all I could think about was why we have always gotten along so well. Then, I started thinking about how kind Jack is and how comfortable I am with him. And now, I’m scared . . . because I think I really wanted him, even though I’m not supposed to.” My hands are shaking badly, and I don’t know how I’m going to apply my eyeliner tonight without it looking like I have a tremor.

“Hold on a second. You almost kissed him?” she nearly exclaims. “Like, on purpose?”

“That’s the thing. I’m not sure. We were role-playing a date, and I guess I got into my part too much, because I wanted to kiss him. But I don’t know if it was the real me or just the role-playing me.” I lift my face to Annie. “You warned me this would happen. You said I might develop feelings for Jack. And I insisted that would never happen. But at that moment, I wanted him to kiss me more than anything. And I started questioning all my life choices.” I drop my head back into my hands and groan. “Please don’t tell me I told you so.”

She rubs my back. “Sweetie, I’m not going to say that. I’m your friend, remember?” Then she pulls up another stool beside mine. “Tell me, why is this a bad thing?”

“Because tonight I’m supposed to go to Dex’s party, and all I can think about is kissing Jack. Which is kind of a problem, don’t you think?”

“That’s what I don’t understand,” she says, frowning. “Has Dex told you he wants you back? I’m no love expert, but building a relationship on jealousy isn’t exactly a good thing. Has Dex hinted there’s a future with him?”

I shake my head, sadly. “But there could be. That’s what I can’t give up—hope. I grew up with parents who stayed together even when they didn’t agree. And I feel like I failed because Dex didn’t stay with me.

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