thinking how ridiculous that idea was. “No thanks. Believe it or not, I hate drama, and anyway I’ve got a train ticket back to Milan leaving soon, so I’ll call you when I get back home later tonight.”
“So you really are leaving me now?”
I turned to look at the door and my waiting suitcase. “Well, yeah, I’ve got to catch the train. I don’t want to miss it; otherwise, I would be stuck here.”
He pulled me onto his body. “Stuck here? At the Hilton in Paris with me? God, it sounds bloody ‘orrid.”
I playfully smacked his chest, not able to wipe the smile off my face. “I’ve got a job, and I don’t want to get fired.”
He sniggered. “Would she spank you if you were late?”
I rolled my eyes. “Don’t go there, Danny—keep it clean.”
He pulled off my sweater as his eyes dissolved into lust. “One more time before you go.”
I ran my finger down his Adams apple and trailed it further down across his pecs and over his chiseled abdominals, his eyes watching my every movement. “How can I say no to that?”
He smirked as his rough hands ran up my back and unclipped my bra. “Are you ready for me?” he whispered.
I smiled, leaning over his body as I kissed his alluring mouth. “You know I am.”
13
“Josh here, talk to me.”
I laughed, “Hey, you—what’s up?”
There was silence… God, I dread silence. It makes me so much more anxious than what I already am.
“Hellooo?” I cooed.
Josh replied with a half hearted, “Oh, hey.”
“Are you ok, babyface?” I giggled anxiously.
“Nah, I’m not. Why haven’t you called me, Elle? I haven’t heard from you for like a week. I thought something must have happened to you. Why would you just leave me hanging like that?”
I paused in thought and watched the passing scenery speed up as the train pulled away from the station. “I’m really sorry, Josh. I just needed to get away and clear my head. I’ve been thinking a lot, about all sorts of things. Sorry I fell off the earth.”
His voice perked up a bit. “I’ve been thinking too…”
I bit my nail nervously as I took a seat. “Have you? Leaving me for an even older woman, are you?”
There was silence. “No. The opposite, actually…”
I laughed, “A younger woman? Well fair enough—I’m not getting any younger, I guess.”
He laughed, “Don’t be silly. I’ve been thinking about us…”
I gulped as my teeth ripped the top of my nail off. Oh god. Please don’t say ‘us’ – I thought this was just meant to be a bonk. Often… but still just a bonk.
“Us?” I managed to say through my freak out.
“Yeah. You going away and me not hearing from you has made me realize stuff.”
What do I say? Tell me what to say! I screamed in my mind. My mind came up with nothing. Great, thanks, brain. Real helpful.
“I think I’m falling in…”
I cut him off mid sentence. He was a puppy. I didn’t want to crush him. I remember how many guys I had crushed on in my late teens. I didn’t even want to think about it, let alone hurt him. After all, it wasn’t love that he was feeling; it was just a big, old crush. Right?
I tried to sound normal, whatever that was. “Can you meet me, Josh? I think we need to have chat about things. What do you reckon?”
“Of course,” he said excitedly. “I really want to see you. It feels like forever! I’ve been practicing some of those Kama Sutra moves—my quads are killing me.”
I laughed at his honesty. “The mind boggles, Josh, it really does.”
“Can I pick you up at the train station? When are you coming back?”
“I just got on the train now, and it’s a long ride, so I’ll be getting in super late. How about you come and see me tomorrow for lunch—12:00 p.m.?”
“Ok great, I’ll see you then, sexy.”
Shit! Now you’ve done it , my
“So you really are leaving me now?”
I turned to look at the door and my waiting suitcase. “Well, yeah, I’ve got to catch the train. I don’t want to miss it; otherwise, I would be stuck here.”
He pulled me onto his body. “Stuck here? At the Hilton in Paris with me? God, it sounds bloody ‘orrid.”
I playfully smacked his chest, not able to wipe the smile off my face. “I’ve got a job, and I don’t want to get fired.”
He sniggered. “Would she spank you if you were late?”
I rolled my eyes. “Don’t go there, Danny—keep it clean.”
He pulled off my sweater as his eyes dissolved into lust. “One more time before you go.”
I ran my finger down his Adams apple and trailed it further down across his pecs and over his chiseled abdominals, his eyes watching my every movement. “How can I say no to that?”
He smirked as his rough hands ran up my back and unclipped my bra. “Are you ready for me?” he whispered.
I smiled, leaning over his body as I kissed his alluring mouth. “You know I am.”
13
“Josh here, talk to me.”
I laughed, “Hey, you—what’s up?”
There was silence… God, I dread silence. It makes me so much more anxious than what I already am.
“Hellooo?” I cooed.
Josh replied with a half hearted, “Oh, hey.”
“Are you ok, babyface?” I giggled anxiously.
“Nah, I’m not. Why haven’t you called me, Elle? I haven’t heard from you for like a week. I thought something must have happened to you. Why would you just leave me hanging like that?”
I paused in thought and watched the passing scenery speed up as the train pulled away from the station. “I’m really sorry, Josh. I just needed to get away and clear my head. I’ve been thinking a lot, about all sorts of things. Sorry I fell off the earth.”
His voice perked up a bit. “I’ve been thinking too…”
I bit my nail nervously as I took a seat. “Have you? Leaving me for an even older woman, are you?”
There was silence. “No. The opposite, actually…”
I laughed, “A younger woman? Well fair enough—I’m not getting any younger, I guess.”
He laughed, “Don’t be silly. I’ve been thinking about us…”
I gulped as my teeth ripped the top of my nail off. Oh god. Please don’t say ‘us’ – I thought this was just meant to be a bonk. Often… but still just a bonk.
“Us?” I managed to say through my freak out.
“Yeah. You going away and me not hearing from you has made me realize stuff.”
What do I say? Tell me what to say! I screamed in my mind. My mind came up with nothing. Great, thanks, brain. Real helpful.
“I think I’m falling in…”
I cut him off mid sentence. He was a puppy. I didn’t want to crush him. I remember how many guys I had crushed on in my late teens. I didn’t even want to think about it, let alone hurt him. After all, it wasn’t love that he was feeling; it was just a big, old crush. Right?
I tried to sound normal, whatever that was. “Can you meet me, Josh? I think we need to have chat about things. What do you reckon?”
“Of course,” he said excitedly. “I really want to see you. It feels like forever! I’ve been practicing some of those Kama Sutra moves—my quads are killing me.”
I laughed at his honesty. “The mind boggles, Josh, it really does.”
“Can I pick you up at the train station? When are you coming back?”
“I just got on the train now, and it’s a long ride, so I’ll be getting in super late. How about you come and see me tomorrow for lunch—12:00 p.m.?”
“Ok great, I’ll see you then, sexy.”
Shit! Now you’ve done it , my
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