Eyes On You
“There was no denying the truth. I’d liked that kiss, but it made everything too complicated.
“I’m sorry,” I said. “It’s just . . . right now. . . . I don’t want any entanglements, Alex.”
“I hear you,” he said. “You have more than enough to contend with. Besides, I should let you get some rest.”
“Promise me you’ll do the same. Thanks to me, this has been a dreadful week for you, too.”
“It’s all been my choice. Call me if anything comes up.”
As I closed the door behind him, I could feel that my n...eck was flushed.
I took a long hot shower after his departure, but it did nothing to quell how distraught I was over Sharon’s death. Throughout the night, I tossed fitfully, sleeping only short stretches at a time. At moments, staring into the darkness, I thought of the kiss between Alex and me. I’m attracted to him, I realized. It had been sneaking up on me day by day. In the short months we had worked together, I’d always mentally acknowledged his appeal, but I’d tended to think of him as the guy the interns mooned over.MoreLess
“I’m sorry,” I said. “It’s just . . . right now. . . . I don’t want any entanglements, Alex.”
“I hear you,” he said. “You have more than enough to contend with. Besides, I should let you get some rest.”
“Promise me you’ll do the same. Thanks to me, this has been a dreadful week for you, too.”
“It’s all been my choice. Call me if anything comes up.”
As I closed the door behind him, I could feel that my n...eck was flushed.
I took a long hot shower after his departure, but it did nothing to quell how distraught I was over Sharon’s death. Throughout the night, I tossed fitfully, sleeping only short stretches at a time. At moments, staring into the darkness, I thought of the kiss between Alex and me. I’m attracted to him, I realized. It had been sneaking up on me day by day. In the short months we had worked together, I’d always mentally acknowledged his appeal, but I’d tended to think of him as the guy the interns mooned over.MoreLess
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