Why Him? by Ali Parker

Author:Ali Parker [Parker, Ali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Star Key Press
Published: 2024-04-16T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 38

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I jogged downstairs, anxious to get to the library to see Mary Ellen. I felt a little stalkerish hanging out at the library every day, but I liked being in her general orbit. And it wasn’t like I was just watching her, although I did a lot of that. I read.

I had been reading a lot. And if I was at the library, I didn’t have to be at the house.

Last night, Cole had really gotten on my nerves. He’d strutted around the house with that irritating smirk of his, bragging about some woman he hooked up with. He’d made it quite clear that he thought my interest in Mary Ellen was a joke. A “nice girl,” he called her, as if that were some kind of insult. He asked when she was going to realize she was too good for me.

It pissed me off. I knew he was joking but I supposed it was something I was a little insecure about.

Mary Ellen was different. She was smart, pure, and honest in a way that nobody else in my life was. She deserved someone who could match her in all those things. Someone better than me. I hated Cole’s comments, but they had stirred that nagging feeling inside me. The feeling that I was taking advantage of her innocence, using her for my own selfish needs.

But even though I knew she was too good for me, I wasn’t ready to walk away from her. I was going to stick with her for as long as she would have me.

She had texted me earlier and let me know she had set aside a few books she thought I might be interested in. I couldn’t just ignore her.

But it wasn’t really the stories she was suggesting, which she made very clear. She had gotten some ideas about what she wanted to try in the bedroom. I was more than game. Whatever she wanted, I would make happen. If she wanted me to twist into a pretzel, I would do it. I loved that she trusted me to show her all the ways to have fun between the sheets.

Just thinking about it had me ready to go. If I could manage to steal her away for a few minutes, I was going to take full advantage. I probably only needed ninety seconds, two minutes tops. She had certainly mastered the art of teasing. My innocent little virgin was coming out of her shell. I felt like the luckiest man in the world that I was the one getting to see her emerge.

I grabbed my keys and wallet. When I stepped into the garage, ready to head to the library, I found Cole sitting there with a beer in hand, engaged in conversation with a man I didn’t recognize. He was broad-shouldered and fit, with a clean-shaven face. He was wearing jeans and a T-shirt and looked very casual and right at home in my garage. Cole was leaning up against my car, which made me twitch just a little.

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