Suddenly Forbidden by Ella Fields

Author:Ella Fields [Fields, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: novel
Publisher: Ella Fields
Published: 2018-01-23T16:00:00+00:00

After putting in my order for a chicken salad, I took a seat in an empty booth near the back of the diner. I would’ve felt a little awkward, sitting on my own, but one glance around had me noticing I wasn’t alone. People sat in groups, in pairs, or by themselves.

Pulling my clunker of a book out of my bag, I flipped it open to continue my English lit reading while waiting for my food.

“Here you go,” the waitress said, placing my salad and water down on the table.

Pushing my book aside, I thanked her and tugged my plate closer, unwrapping my cutlery from inside the napkin.

Feeling eyes on me, I looked up just as Quinn slid into a booth at the opposite end with a bottle of water. I tore my eyes away from his, ignoring the way my heart raced, and started eating. I hadn’t seen him since our random chat last week, the one where he tortured me some more, then rubbed salt in all my wounds by asking to be friends.

My feet scuffed over the floor, my hand twirling the fork over and over. I couldn’t concentrate. Could hardly eat, knowing he was seated just tables away from me.

A few minutes later, I closed my book just as Quinn sat down across from me. “Hi.”

Glancing around the half full diner quickly, I mustered up some courage and brought my gaze to his. “Uh, hi.”

“Saw you sitting by yourself, and well, I was by myself, so I just thought …” he trailed off, and we both laughed nervously.

This eye locking business was getting hard to fight. So I gave in and let my eyes do what they wanted, which was to study his brows, the way they rose up and down a little as he looked at me, and the way his hands twisted around a menu.

“You ordered yet?” I asked.

He shook his head, then nodded. “Yeah, no. I mean, I have.”

Laughter again. Okay. This was awkward.

And to make matters worse, I went and asked something I’d been too curious about. “So I forgot to ask. Did you get in trouble? Um, after the other weekend?”

Looking confused, he parted his lips slightly and then licked his upper lip. I think my thighs clenched under the table. I started eating my food, for something to do, if nothing else. “Not really, no. After I explained it, she was okay, I guess.”

“You guess?” I blurted around a mouthful of chicken, instantly wanting to stick ice on my flaming cheeks.

He just grinned, which didn’t help. I swallowed my food without chewing enough, then reached for my water, gulping it down to keep it from getting stuck in my throat.

“Naturally, she wouldn’t be happy about it.”

Couldn’t argue with that, so I didn’t push any further. His food arrived. A huge burger, fries, and a salad. He dug right in, and we ate in silence until he’d almost demolished everything on his plate.

He’d always eaten a lot. Apparently, football had a lot to do with that.

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