Defining Love: Volume 2 (Defining Love #2) by Elizabeth Reyes

Author:Elizabeth Reyes [Reyes, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00WTHQ34Y
Publisher: Elizabeth Reyes
Published: 2015-05-11T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Aaron

I’d picked up on a couple of things about Henrietta tonight. A few I had noticed before, like that she got tense often. It was odd because when she spoke of private things such as her childhood in foster care and her mother being found dead in a crack house she seemed fine. It seemed those were the kind of subjects most people would tense up about it. Not Henrietta.

The more time I spent with her something was becoming painfully clear. I really needed to remember to think before just saying what I was thinking around her. She’d tensed up when I let it slip what I loved about her. I caught myself, but judging by her reaction, she caught it too. That she’d tense up a bit over something like that was understandable. But there were other times even prior to that. I hadn’t been able to place my finger on what exactly triggered it, but there were times before my bonehead slip when she had completely tensed up so much she’d flub her words suddenly. I felt bad because the times she’d flub I could tell it embarrassed her, but it was entertaining as hell to watch. She was adorable.

One minute she’d be fine; then suddenly she’d get tongue-tied, and her face would get as bright as a fire hydrant. So far I hadn’t pointed out that I picked up on how embarrassed she got. I was afraid to make her feel worse.

Another thing that had begun to drive me nuts was her disposition. It changed so abruptly and often. Too many times I’d given in to the temptation to ask if something was wrong or what was on her mind. But after a few times, it began to feel as if I were invading her privacy, so I refrained.

I figured someone with her past must have a lot of issues and things going through her mind, though she seemed happy enough. Most notably, she seemed as excited about the trip to Milwaukee as I was. So I tried to ignore the odd mood swings as much as it seemed she tried to conceal them.

It was impossible not to smile as I watched her take her copious notes. Except for the times I inevitably got caught up in Henrietta’s eyes, I managed to contain myself and keep our evening together thus far professional. I was highly impressed that she questioned me about the one thing that’s plagued me for years about this contraption, but her getting upset when I said that it wasn’t cost effective nearly did me in. The only other person who’d ever even thought to ask if it would be accessible to everyone was my father. My mom, Bea, or even Mia never bothered to notice. Of course, I’d been talking to Mia about this for years, so she didn’t have to ask, but she never really cared either way. Henrietta’s concern about that part of it had been as genuine as my own.

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