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and shrugging.
He knew though. This had meant everything to me.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
LATER THAT NIGHT PAUL and I went to Marlowe and Lucas’s home. It was a surreal, exciting feeling. Marlowe had known how I felt about Paul for months, always with her hinting and prodding. Now, we were walking up their driveway.
When she’d texted and asked if I wanted to stop by, I hadn’t told her Paul was with me, hoping to give her a surprise. Hearing the car doors slam, she opened the front door and eyed us with curiosity. Her stare ventured from our smiles to our joined hands. Realization hit her and she beamed.
“ Finally!” she said, stepping outside.
Paul chuckled. “Calm down,” he said when she rushed him.
Marlowe shoved him lightly in the chest. “I will not calm down. I’ve been telling you to call her for months.” Done with her scolding, she hugged him and then me. “Finally,” she repeated.
When Lucas joined us on the sidewalk, Paul released my hand, and I tried to hide my smile. Paul is afraid of Lucas, I thought. My brother was chewing gum and the annoying rotation of his jaw made him look snarky and rude. He narrowed his eyes at Paul and took a deep breath.
I knew Lucas was protective of me, and perhaps with good reason. After Fontenot, he’d put up with a lot on my behalf, but that didn’t mean I wanted him to puff up his chest and throw intimidating glares at every man I expressed interest in.
I made a disgusted, put off snort. “Can you chew gum like a regular person? You look like a cow.” I mocked him, throwing my jaw out in big, exaggerated chews.
He spit the gum into their tiny garden and Marlowe huffed. “Gross,” she said under her breath.
“ So…” Lucas said, ignoring her. “You two are together now or some shit?”
“ Uh…” Paul said, looking to me.
“ Lay off,” I said. “We’re here together and we want to enjoy your company. Stop acting like a bully.”
Lucas eyed Paul suspiciously, but let us come inside. It wasn’t two minutes later Lucas pulled Paul into the spare bedroom and shut the door.
“ Are you kidding me?” I said to Marlowe. “He knows I’m a grown woman right? I can date whoever I want.”
She sighed. “I know. Let him get this out of the way. Paul’s a good guy, though. So I can’t imagine he’ll have reason to protest.”
When the door finally opened, I was pouting, my arms crossed over my chest. Laughter echoed down the hallway and they came into view, both smiling.
“ All right Mia,” Lucas said. “I won’t kill this one.”
I rolled my eyes.
Later we walked across the street to Charles and Wally’s home. We played cards and everyone there but Nicole, Marlowe’s friend, had brought someone. We were paired off in couples. Lucas with Marlowe. Charles with Priscilla. Wally with a girl I’d never met named Kristen.
And me and Paul.
Butterflies danced in my stomach as Paul and I held hands or tentatively touched one another. I was being bashful, but loved this feeling. Each time he gave me a shy smile, or sweet kiss on the cheek I felt my whole being come alive. We were in our own little world, oblivious to those around us. It was only he and I. Our eyes. Our smiles. I wanted to be alone with him again—to cuddle on a couch or snuggle in a bed. There was so much about him I didn’t know. There was so much about him I wanted to.
The card game ended and Paul and I stood in the foyer. He was looking down at me, and I loved the way his eyes spoke. Without using words, he was able to tell me just how much I fascinated him. They took me in, dancing around my features. Tentatively, he brought a hand to my hair and pushed it behind my ear.
Lucas made a loud cough as he walked by and stepped into the kitchen. Still frightened of my older brother’s wrath, Paul pulled away with an awkward laugh.
“ I’m gonna go upstairs,” he said.
The only reason for him to venture up there would be to use the restroom. Smiling, I walked into the
He knew though. This had meant everything to me.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
LATER THAT NIGHT PAUL and I went to Marlowe and Lucas’s home. It was a surreal, exciting feeling. Marlowe had known how I felt about Paul for months, always with her hinting and prodding. Now, we were walking up their driveway.
When she’d texted and asked if I wanted to stop by, I hadn’t told her Paul was with me, hoping to give her a surprise. Hearing the car doors slam, she opened the front door and eyed us with curiosity. Her stare ventured from our smiles to our joined hands. Realization hit her and she beamed.
“ Finally!” she said, stepping outside.
Paul chuckled. “Calm down,” he said when she rushed him.
Marlowe shoved him lightly in the chest. “I will not calm down. I’ve been telling you to call her for months.” Done with her scolding, she hugged him and then me. “Finally,” she repeated.
When Lucas joined us on the sidewalk, Paul released my hand, and I tried to hide my smile. Paul is afraid of Lucas, I thought. My brother was chewing gum and the annoying rotation of his jaw made him look snarky and rude. He narrowed his eyes at Paul and took a deep breath.
I knew Lucas was protective of me, and perhaps with good reason. After Fontenot, he’d put up with a lot on my behalf, but that didn’t mean I wanted him to puff up his chest and throw intimidating glares at every man I expressed interest in.
I made a disgusted, put off snort. “Can you chew gum like a regular person? You look like a cow.” I mocked him, throwing my jaw out in big, exaggerated chews.
He spit the gum into their tiny garden and Marlowe huffed. “Gross,” she said under her breath.
“ So…” Lucas said, ignoring her. “You two are together now or some shit?”
“ Uh…” Paul said, looking to me.
“ Lay off,” I said. “We’re here together and we want to enjoy your company. Stop acting like a bully.”
Lucas eyed Paul suspiciously, but let us come inside. It wasn’t two minutes later Lucas pulled Paul into the spare bedroom and shut the door.
“ Are you kidding me?” I said to Marlowe. “He knows I’m a grown woman right? I can date whoever I want.”
She sighed. “I know. Let him get this out of the way. Paul’s a good guy, though. So I can’t imagine he’ll have reason to protest.”
When the door finally opened, I was pouting, my arms crossed over my chest. Laughter echoed down the hallway and they came into view, both smiling.
“ All right Mia,” Lucas said. “I won’t kill this one.”
I rolled my eyes.
Later we walked across the street to Charles and Wally’s home. We played cards and everyone there but Nicole, Marlowe’s friend, had brought someone. We were paired off in couples. Lucas with Marlowe. Charles with Priscilla. Wally with a girl I’d never met named Kristen.
And me and Paul.
Butterflies danced in my stomach as Paul and I held hands or tentatively touched one another. I was being bashful, but loved this feeling. Each time he gave me a shy smile, or sweet kiss on the cheek I felt my whole being come alive. We were in our own little world, oblivious to those around us. It was only he and I. Our eyes. Our smiles. I wanted to be alone with him again—to cuddle on a couch or snuggle in a bed. There was so much about him I didn’t know. There was so much about him I wanted to.
The card game ended and Paul and I stood in the foyer. He was looking down at me, and I loved the way his eyes spoke. Without using words, he was able to tell me just how much I fascinated him. They took me in, dancing around my features. Tentatively, he brought a hand to my hair and pushed it behind my ear.
Lucas made a loud cough as he walked by and stepped into the kitchen. Still frightened of my older brother’s wrath, Paul pulled away with an awkward laugh.
“ I’m gonna go upstairs,” he said.
The only reason for him to venture up there would be to use the restroom. Smiling, I walked into the
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