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“Then…” He bites his lip. “I could come back.”
I smile. “To be honest, I’m trying really hard not to pass out here…”
He laughs. “I know what you mean.”
“But we can talk later? Maybe meet up for coffee and… talk?”
“Sure.” He steps back, his hands gliding down to mine. “I’ll text you.”
I raise a brow. “I thought you deleted me.”
“Oh, that was a lie,” he says. I chuckle. “A big, fat lie.” He kisses me one more time before releasing my hands. “Bye, Heidi.”
I nod, my smile permanently digging in. “Bye, Drew.”
Drew steps out onto the porch and closes the door behind him. I wander to the window and watch as he hops down to the grass and walks to his car. He acts normal and cool, not at all like someone who just kissed his best friend’s little sister and left a promise on her lips for more.
I back away from the window, eager to strip off my bathing suit and climb into my warm bed. I stop by the bathroom to shower and rinse off before throwing on a tank top and shorts.
My phone chimes by the bed. I reach for it, my heart skipping as I find a new message from Drew with an image attached.
It’s a photo of his hand.
PRACTICE, he says.
I bury my head in my pillow to smother a giggle.
An actual fucking giggle.
Who even am I anymore?
CHAPTER 18
DREW
The entrance bell chimes. A couple walks inside holding hands. That’s sweet.
But where’s Heidi?
I check my phone again for the time. She’s only five minutes late, I tell myself. There could be myriad reasons for that; parking and traffic easily topping the list.
She changed her mind.
No, shut up.
She ran to Seth. Told him everything.
Stop it.
He’s on his way here now to kill you.
The entrance bell chimes. I flinch.
Just a blonde with a giant purse.
I chug my hot coffee, desperately trying to shake off the image of Seth holding me under the water until the final bubble pops.
Her coffee sits on the table, waiting. Iced vanilla latte, she told me via text. See you soon.
