Kiss in the Dark
“Jase looks down at me as I step back almost immediately, embarrassed that I overreacted and threw myself at him like that.
Not a good start. But at least he put his arms around me briefly, which is more than he did for his mother.
Don’t be clingy, I tell myself firmly. You are not Lizzie Livermore.
“You sounded awful on the phone,” I explain. “I just wanted to see you and make sure you were okay.”
He shrugs. “Well, I’m not okay.”
God, everything I say to Jase today is coming... out wrong.
“Jase,” says his mother eagerly, “is this your girlfriend?”
I hold my breath, waiting. After what feels like an eternity, Jase says: “Yeah, Mum. This is—”
“I’m so happy to meet you!” she says fervently, smiling at me. “And you’re so pretty!” She frowns. “I must have seen you round Wakefield village, you look very familiar.MoreLess
Not a good start. But at least he put his arms around me briefly, which is more than he did for his mother.
Don’t be clingy, I tell myself firmly. You are not Lizzie Livermore.
“You sounded awful on the phone,” I explain. “I just wanted to see you and make sure you were okay.”
He shrugs. “Well, I’m not okay.”
God, everything I say to Jase today is coming... out wrong.
“Jase,” says his mother eagerly, “is this your girlfriend?”
I hold my breath, waiting. After what feels like an eternity, Jase says: “Yeah, Mum. This is—”
“I’m so happy to meet you!” she says fervently, smiling at me. “And you’re so pretty!” She frowns. “I must have seen you round Wakefield village, you look very familiar.MoreLess
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