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Her mouth moved against mine, almost painful in its desperation. Her hands twisted in my hair, pulling me deeper. I parted her lips and tasted her tongue.
“No.” She yanked herself away, panting. “No.”
Before I could speak, she hopped out of the truck and raced to the stairs that led up to her apartment. She disappeared. In the evening’s quiet, I heard the click of a door.
I turned back, looking at the road, and sighed.
She would steer clear of me after tonight. For good reason. I needed to stop thinking with my dick.
It pulsed behind my zipper. Even after she was gone, the memory of her kiss was a sweet temptation.
But it was over, which was for the best.
Thomas could never find out. And I couldn't fuck her again.
I looked at Ava's lit-up apartment one last time, then set the car in motion.
Chapter5
Ava
Dark gray clouds covered the sky, and a chill hung in the air. Still, the farmer's market bustled. The folks of Hannibal loved their Saturday shopping.
So did Linea and I.
The threat of a storm couldn't stop us.
We passed by stalls and booths. Stopped by some and looked through items, and haggled to no end.
“We can do this, you know?” Linea dropped a brush she'd been looking at.
“Do what?”
“Open a booth.”
Linea was an enterprising woman. Every week, she came up with a new idea of something we could do.
I bit my lip. “I’m listening.”
My friend spun on the spot. “Look around us.”
Shoppers. Traders. A chilly, somber day.
“Yes?”
"Everyone comes out to shop on Saturdays, and we don't work on Saturdays." She latched onto my arm, pinning me with hazel eyes. "We can start our own booth. Only open on Saturdays. We can sell cleaning products."
“Hmm, how's that different from the hundreds of products already on the market?”
“Come on.” She dragged me to the next stall and picked up a bottle. “Look, just look at the ingredients.” Linea read them out loud. “They’re toxic. This is what folks use to clean their homes.”
“Girl, if you don’t drop my bleach…” The seller poked her head out of the stall.
Linea dropped it quickly, and we hurried along.
“Look, I'm not saying we’ll make a fortune, but we stand a fair chance.”
“It’s a good idea,” I mused. “Since most of what we use is organic, we can educate and enlighten others to use them, too.”
