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Authors: Bianca Sloane
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that, what is it, amnesia or something, make you forget every damn thing, and you don’t want that.
“Now, when you get out of here, they gonna make you sign all these papers and give you all these referrals and instructions and whatnot. Bump all that. Just like before, you tell them whatever it is they want to hear. I mean, it will be kind of hard ’cause you got to go home with your folks, but what they gonna do? They can’t keep you locked up at home. I mean, you ain’t got one of them uh, uh, uh, ankle monitors or nothing on you. So, you know, just play along for a little while, be real, what they call it, contrite. Humble and all that shit.”
Flynn could be running the place, he knew so much about how to get over. He was shocked to learn that Flynn was in voluntarily. Not like him. They’d forced him to come here after that night, said that was the best place for him. Said he was mentally ill. Said jail was no place for him.
That last part was true enough. Though being in here, away from her, was like a prison.
But he’d be free soon. Sort of. He still had to contend with his parents and them watching him. Still, it would give him the time he needed to prepare himself. He’d fool them into thinking he had a whole new lease on life or something like that. That he was making positive changes for the better. Yeah, he could spew whatever he had to in order to make them think he was “cured.”
The most important thing was the transformation. He was already the man he knew she needed. Now, he just had to become the man he knew she wanted.
And that would take time.
Chapter 13
SHE
“O pen wide.”
They both tried to keep straight faces as he held a lumpy chocolate truffle to her lips.
“You really want me to eat that?” she asked.
“I mean, yeah, it
looks
ridiculous, but it’s good. Promise.”
Keeping her eyes locked on his, Natalie let her mouth drop open a little as Jason poked the truffle inside. A little ribbon of Grand Marnier dribbled out of one corner as she bit down, and they both laughed as he dabbed her mouth with a napkin. She plunked her hand into her chin and studied him.
“You’re really full of surprises.”
“That’s a bad thing?”
“You know, I’m learning that it isn’t,” she said. “I have to ask, though. How on earth did you come up with a chocolate-making class of all things?”
“You’re gonna laugh,” he chuckled as he licked a smear of chocolate from his thumb.
“Try me.”
“It was my brother-in-law.”
“What?”
“So, I guess my sister put him on notice that he gives terrible gifts. Like, really bad. Even I was like, man, you’ve got to do better and go further. I’m talking socks, waffle makers, shit like that.”
“Ouch.”
“Yeah, so anyway, I had called him about these Cubs tickets for next season, and he’s like, ‘sorry I missed your call, we were making chocolate last night.’ Honestly, I laughed at first. Then I thought about it and was like, you know, that’s not half bad.” He leaned over with another truffle for her to sample. “You had fun tonight. I could tell. You keep loosening up more and more.”
“Am I really that uptight?”
“A little.”
“Well, thank you for furthering my loosening up education,” she said, leaning over to kiss him. “And yes, the class was so much fun. I absolutely loved it.”
“I love you.”
“Huh?”
“You heard me. I said I love you.”
It was too much; she burst into tears. Words she never thought she would hear from a man. Words she fantasized hearing from
this
man. Here. Now.
A sliver of snot escaped from her nose, and she frantically tried to sop it up with the heels of her hands. “Oh my God. . . I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.”
He handed her a bunch of paper towels from the kitchen. “I didn’t think I’d get this reaction.”
She dabbed her eyes and blew her nose. “Do you know you’re like the best thing that’s ever happened to me.
Ever
? I never in a million
“Now, when you get out of here, they gonna make you sign all these papers and give you all these referrals and instructions and whatnot. Bump all that. Just like before, you tell them whatever it is they want to hear. I mean, it will be kind of hard ’cause you got to go home with your folks, but what they gonna do? They can’t keep you locked up at home. I mean, you ain’t got one of them uh, uh, uh, ankle monitors or nothing on you. So, you know, just play along for a little while, be real, what they call it, contrite. Humble and all that shit.”
Flynn could be running the place, he knew so much about how to get over. He was shocked to learn that Flynn was in voluntarily. Not like him. They’d forced him to come here after that night, said that was the best place for him. Said he was mentally ill. Said jail was no place for him.
That last part was true enough. Though being in here, away from her, was like a prison.
But he’d be free soon. Sort of. He still had to contend with his parents and them watching him. Still, it would give him the time he needed to prepare himself. He’d fool them into thinking he had a whole new lease on life or something like that. That he was making positive changes for the better. Yeah, he could spew whatever he had to in order to make them think he was “cured.”
The most important thing was the transformation. He was already the man he knew she needed. Now, he just had to become the man he knew she wanted.
And that would take time.
Chapter 13
SHE
“O pen wide.”
They both tried to keep straight faces as he held a lumpy chocolate truffle to her lips.
“You really want me to eat that?” she asked.
“I mean, yeah, it
looks
ridiculous, but it’s good. Promise.”
Keeping her eyes locked on his, Natalie let her mouth drop open a little as Jason poked the truffle inside. A little ribbon of Grand Marnier dribbled out of one corner as she bit down, and they both laughed as he dabbed her mouth with a napkin. She plunked her hand into her chin and studied him.
“You’re really full of surprises.”
“That’s a bad thing?”
“You know, I’m learning that it isn’t,” she said. “I have to ask, though. How on earth did you come up with a chocolate-making class of all things?”
“You’re gonna laugh,” he chuckled as he licked a smear of chocolate from his thumb.
“Try me.”
“It was my brother-in-law.”
“What?”
“So, I guess my sister put him on notice that he gives terrible gifts. Like, really bad. Even I was like, man, you’ve got to do better and go further. I’m talking socks, waffle makers, shit like that.”
“Ouch.”
“Yeah, so anyway, I had called him about these Cubs tickets for next season, and he’s like, ‘sorry I missed your call, we were making chocolate last night.’ Honestly, I laughed at first. Then I thought about it and was like, you know, that’s not half bad.” He leaned over with another truffle for her to sample. “You had fun tonight. I could tell. You keep loosening up more and more.”
“Am I really that uptight?”
“A little.”
“Well, thank you for furthering my loosening up education,” she said, leaning over to kiss him. “And yes, the class was so much fun. I absolutely loved it.”
“I love you.”
“Huh?”
“You heard me. I said I love you.”
It was too much; she burst into tears. Words she never thought she would hear from a man. Words she fantasized hearing from
this
man. Here. Now.
A sliver of snot escaped from her nose, and she frantically tried to sop it up with the heels of her hands. “Oh my God. . . I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.”
He handed her a bunch of paper towels from the kitchen. “I didn’t think I’d get this reaction.”
She dabbed her eyes and blew her nose. “Do you know you’re like the best thing that’s ever happened to me.
Ever
? I never in a million
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