The Trouble with Crushes: A Romance (Bank Street Stories Book 2) by Brooke St. James

Author:Brooke St. James [St. James, Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Parkside Press
Published: 2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

"Why not?" Daniel asked, pulling back even more so that he could stare down at me.

I smiled. I had never felt so content as I did right then, sitting in his arms with him staring down at me.

"I can't let you," I said shaking my head. "Not yet, at least."

"What's that mean?"

"It means I was just far too… raw… and honest to let you… they were really… I don't know… sentimental."

I reached out and put my hand on his arm. "I don’t know why I told you about those," I said. "They're embarrassing." He shifted and put his hand on my head, holding me close. I leaned into him.

"Just tell me one thing," he said.

"What?" I asked.

"You pick," he said.

"Out of what?" I asked.

Daniel laughed at me for not getting what he was saying. "Your letters," he said. "Tell me one thing you said to me in them."

"Oh, just one thing?" I asked, contemplating. "Uh, you had told me about your friend from Tennessee, David, who has a pond with ducks, and when I wrote back, I told you about my grandma's brother who had a duck farm. We used to go over there for New Year's every year when I was little. I'd take some rubber boots with me, and I'd go in the duck yard, as we called it. I'd stay out there all morning, just me and the ducks. They lived in Kinder, which is only like an hour or two away, but it seemed like a whole vacation to go and see them every year."

"That's not personal or embarrassing at all," Daniel said, sounding disappointed.

I laughed at him.

"Really," he said. "You should just let me read them if they're for me, anyway."

"I'll think about it," I said. I sat up, adjusting and turning to look at him. "But just know that I did take the time to respond to each of your letters. Finally."

"You responded to me the first time," he said.

"I did, but I'd do it way differently if I could go back." I looked at him and smiled a little. "But all I can do is try my best from here."

I was gently wrapped in his arms, and I stayed there for the next hour. We talked about all sorts of things. I had my head on his chest, not even looking at him as we talked. I could hear his deep voice differently that way, and it was soothing to my ears.

Finally, we got off the couch, but it was only so that Daniel could call his mom and tell her he wasn’t coming home. He would sleep downstairs on the couch, and I would stay upstairs in the spare bedroom. Daniel offered to stay the night so that I wouldn't be frightened, and I didn't hesitate to take him up on it. He was a grown man, so his parents didn’t question him about it—he was just calling to let them know where he was so they wouldn't worry. I heard

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