The Reluctant Heartthrob by Jackie Lau

Author:Jackie Lau [Jackie Lau]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-03-02T00:00:00+00:00

For breakfast, Ethan made French toast. Robyn didn’t like maple syrup, which he had to admit he didn’t understand, but it was something else to put in his mental catalogue about her, and he appreciated anything he could add to that. He offered her a sprinkle of powdered sugar instead, which she accepted, and they were silent for a few minutes as they ate their food and drank their coffee.

“What do you have planned for the rest of the day?” he asked.

“I have to do laundry, unfortunately,” she said. “I hate doing laundry. But after I start a load, I’ll allow myself to read that fic as a reward.”

“Do you write fanfic at all?”

“Just once, on a dare. It was, like, eight thousand words that spewed out of my brain during a single weekend last year, but I haven’t felt compelled to write anything since then. One day, perhaps.” She paused before launching into a more detailed account of what she liked in fanfic—maybe this was what she would have said earlier, if she hadn’t stopped herself.

He was glad that she wasn’t stopping herself around him now. He loved her energy when she was excited.

Though right now, his attention was drawn to something else.

“You have powdered sugar on your lip,” he said.

She swiped at her mouth.

“Other side.”

He leaned toward her. When she nodded, he swept his tongue over her bottom lip, left to right. He took his time tasting her. Then he licked in the opposite direction. Her lips were warm and sweet, and she was now breathing a little heavily, as was he.

“How was that?” he murmured.

She didn’t speak, but her dazed smile spoke volumes. He hoped.

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