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at six so any time after.
Justin: I’ll be there.
His stomach churned . He prayed the night wasn’t about goodbyes.
***
At six o’clock, Justin pulled into her driveway and got out of his truck. Lauren’s mom was walking to her car and approached him.
“Hi. Y ou must be Justin. Lauren told me all about you earlier today.”
“Yes ma’am, and you must be Mrs. um, I mean, Ms. Evans?”
“Oh, it’s a Ms. alright. Ever since Lauren’s father ran out on us last year with his Internet girlfriend,” she said, scowling. Justin heard the bitterness in her voice.
“I’ m very sorry to hear that ma’am.”
He saw her pleasant demeanor return. “Please call me Claire, and I appreciate that, but I’m doing well. Honestly, Lauren’s had to bear the brunt of it since we were left to run the business. She’s still outside, but you’ll have to look for her. I’m off to church, so you two have a fun evening.”
A nxiety washed over him from the thought of being alone with Lauren.
Keep your damn mouth, hands, and body away from her.
As he walked to the greenhouses , the news about her father made him furious. Justin couldn’t stand imagining the pain she must’ve felt, and now he knew the cause of her trust issues.
He peeked in a few of the greenhouses before he found Lauren with her back to him at the opposite end of one. He approached her quietly, admiring her ass in tight jeans. He took a deep breath as he fought the urge to wrap his arms around her from behind. The abiding force pushing him to Lauren was overwhelming and baffling to him. Watching her work made him realize the pressure he felt to succeed paled in comparison to the pressure she was under.
“Hi, Lauren.”
She jumped and spun around with the garden hose, spraying Justin’s body.
“Jesus , you startled me,” she said as she lowered the hose.
There was water dripping from Justin’s hair and face, and his clothes were speckled from the unexpected shower. Lauren started snickering.
“You find this funny do you?” Justin tried to shake the water from his head.
“No, not at al l,” she said, covering her mouth. Justin saw that she was holding in her laughter. He grabbed the hose out of her hand and turned it on her.
“Justin, stop!” Lauren turned and ran toward the other end of the greenhouse.
“That’s what you get, young lady,” he said as he dropped the hose and chased after her.
Lauren’s wet boots touched the grass at the end of the greenhouse and went out from under her. She hit the ground, landing flat on her back.
He quickly squat ted down in front of her. “Lauren, are you OK?”
She placed her hands on her stomach and started laughing unco ntrollably. “In all my life I’ve never had as much fun as I have with you, Justin.”
“ You scared the shit out—”
Lauren grabbed each side of his t-shirt near his shoulders and pulled him down on top of her, plunging her tongue into his mouth.
He reluctantly kissed her back, but after a few seconds he pulled away from her. “We need to sit up and talk,” he said. Her kiss sent the sparks of lust ricocheting through his body.
“You’re righ t, sorry. I did intend for us to just talk tonight, but you’re too adorable,” she said, trying to sit up.
Justin entwined his fingers between hers and brought her hand up to kiss. “You’re too sweet, Lauren.”
“Justin, I don’t want to stop seeing you. Y ou shouldn’t have apologized for anything. I haven’t made this easy for you. I’ve flirted excessively since we met, and I realized this morning that I gave you mixed signals when it came to being physical with me. I wasn’t trying to be a tease. I’ve never felt this kind of attraction to anyone before, so I didn’t know how to handle it.
“I believe you’re a good guy, and I don’t want to have a guard up anymore. I can already tell the price my heart is going to pay when you leave, but you’re worth it. I’m not ready to go all the way yet, but
Justin: I’ll be there.
His stomach churned . He prayed the night wasn’t about goodbyes.
***
At six o’clock, Justin pulled into her driveway and got out of his truck. Lauren’s mom was walking to her car and approached him.
“Hi. Y ou must be Justin. Lauren told me all about you earlier today.”
“Yes ma’am, and you must be Mrs. um, I mean, Ms. Evans?”
“Oh, it’s a Ms. alright. Ever since Lauren’s father ran out on us last year with his Internet girlfriend,” she said, scowling. Justin heard the bitterness in her voice.
“I’ m very sorry to hear that ma’am.”
He saw her pleasant demeanor return. “Please call me Claire, and I appreciate that, but I’m doing well. Honestly, Lauren’s had to bear the brunt of it since we were left to run the business. She’s still outside, but you’ll have to look for her. I’m off to church, so you two have a fun evening.”
A nxiety washed over him from the thought of being alone with Lauren.
Keep your damn mouth, hands, and body away from her.
As he walked to the greenhouses , the news about her father made him furious. Justin couldn’t stand imagining the pain she must’ve felt, and now he knew the cause of her trust issues.
He peeked in a few of the greenhouses before he found Lauren with her back to him at the opposite end of one. He approached her quietly, admiring her ass in tight jeans. He took a deep breath as he fought the urge to wrap his arms around her from behind. The abiding force pushing him to Lauren was overwhelming and baffling to him. Watching her work made him realize the pressure he felt to succeed paled in comparison to the pressure she was under.
“Hi, Lauren.”
She jumped and spun around with the garden hose, spraying Justin’s body.
“Jesus , you startled me,” she said as she lowered the hose.
There was water dripping from Justin’s hair and face, and his clothes were speckled from the unexpected shower. Lauren started snickering.
“You find this funny do you?” Justin tried to shake the water from his head.
“No, not at al l,” she said, covering her mouth. Justin saw that she was holding in her laughter. He grabbed the hose out of her hand and turned it on her.
“Justin, stop!” Lauren turned and ran toward the other end of the greenhouse.
“That’s what you get, young lady,” he said as he dropped the hose and chased after her.
Lauren’s wet boots touched the grass at the end of the greenhouse and went out from under her. She hit the ground, landing flat on her back.
He quickly squat ted down in front of her. “Lauren, are you OK?”
She placed her hands on her stomach and started laughing unco ntrollably. “In all my life I’ve never had as much fun as I have with you, Justin.”
“ You scared the shit out—”
Lauren grabbed each side of his t-shirt near his shoulders and pulled him down on top of her, plunging her tongue into his mouth.
He reluctantly kissed her back, but after a few seconds he pulled away from her. “We need to sit up and talk,” he said. Her kiss sent the sparks of lust ricocheting through his body.
“You’re righ t, sorry. I did intend for us to just talk tonight, but you’re too adorable,” she said, trying to sit up.
Justin entwined his fingers between hers and brought her hand up to kiss. “You’re too sweet, Lauren.”
“Justin, I don’t want to stop seeing you. Y ou shouldn’t have apologized for anything. I haven’t made this easy for you. I’ve flirted excessively since we met, and I realized this morning that I gave you mixed signals when it came to being physical with me. I wasn’t trying to be a tease. I’ve never felt this kind of attraction to anyone before, so I didn’t know how to handle it.
“I believe you’re a good guy, and I don’t want to have a guard up anymore. I can already tell the price my heart is going to pay when you leave, but you’re worth it. I’m not ready to go all the way yet, but
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