With This Kiss by Carrie Hope Fletcher

Author:Carrie Hope Fletcher [Fletcher, Carrie Hope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2022-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

Lorelai wrestled with whether she should see Grayson again, but in the end decided that brunch couldn’t possibly make matters worse, so she had called him to rearrange. And the truth was she wanted to see him, to be near him, spend more time with him. She couldn’t shake it. Despite the confirmation that having a relationship was never going to be a good idea, Lorelai couldn’t make peace with the idea of Grayson not being part of her life at all. She would need to keep a huge part of herself private, but she was used to that. Meeting him had felt like fate, and she couldn’t ignore that. Keeping good people close was important, and helped her feel less alone.

Lorelai often thought of the night she’d almost told her mother her secret. Would she have understood? She liked to think that both of her parents would have, but in reality she couldn’t see them believing her. It scared her to think about what might have happened if she had come clean. Would Grayson understand if she told him? Would he stick around long enough for her to explain?

‘Where are you meeting your lover boy?’ Joanie draped herself seductively against the door frame of Lorelai’s bedroom.

It was a couple of days later. Lorelai had several outfits laid out on her bed and yet she was still in her pyjamas, twenty minutes before she was due to leave.

‘The Duchess,’ Lorelai replied

Joanie’s mouth fell open. ‘Why on earth are you meeting your beau at work, of all places?’

‘Because we both know where it is, and he said it’s not far from where we’re going for brunch. Why, is that weird?’ Butterflies fluttered in Lorelai’s stomach. She was already nervous, and Joanie wasn’t helping.

‘I guess not.’ Joanie shrugged, and perched on the edge of the bed. ‘Just not the most romantic of places. But, actually, if you happen to see Wesley, can you ask him how Riggs is?’

‘I texted Wesley last night. He said that Riggs is still a bit shaky but doing better. We should try to visit him soon.’ Joanie nodded in agreement. ‘And anyway,’ Lorelai continued, ‘Grayson is not my beau or my lover boy. He’s a friend. That’s all.’

‘Alright, alright. But I don’t see you blushing when you talk about your other friends. It’s OK to admit you have feelings for him.’

‘It doesn’t matter how I feel about him, he can’t be anything more than a friend right now.’ Lorelai swallowed hard. She reasoned that she didn’t have to suppress her romantic or physical feelings towards Grayson. No, she just needed to work on turning them into platonic ones. She took a yellow dress from the pile and put it back in her wardrobe. It was too bright for a casual brunch with a friend.

‘Right now? Did you just say “right now”? Does this mean there’s hope for the future?’ Joanie asked, excitedly.

Lorelai groaned. ‘Can you just help me decide what to wear please?’

Joanie rolled her eyes. ‘OK, fine.

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