it.” He smiles.
“It ’ s not that. This place likes
gossip, and I ’ m already bending the rules
with the lessons.”
He laughs. “We can go into town. I wouldn ’ t mind having my last dinner out.”
My breath catches when he says that, reminding me this will be his last
night here. I can ’ t help the feeling of emptiness
that washes through me, and I already know I want to have more time with him. I
know it ’ s wrong, but I tell myself we
are just friends and he is not interested in me in a romantic way. I am a
pretty lousy liar.
I tell him I prefer to take a cab and we make arrangements to meet at a
restaurant downtown. Drinks just turned into dinner.
In my room, I try on every outfit I brought, which adds up to a grand
total of five. Nothing seems right. I sigh out loud.
Dani storms in from the gym and takes in the mess of clothes on my bed. “ Hot date? ”
“I ’ m meeting Jake for a drink. It ’ s not a date.”
She rolls her eyes. “Right.”
“ Dani ,” I snap.
She raises her palms up. “Hey, I ’ m not
judging. You need to venture out and that ’ s a good
thing.”
“Why don ’ t you like Marc? You are always
telling me to venture out. I ’ m not going
to cheat on him.”
“It ’ s not that I don ’ t like him. I am just not as convinced as you are
that he is the right match for you.”
“ Why ?” I whip around.
“ I don’ t know.” She plops down on
the bed. “Too self-absorbed, I guess. I actually think he loves himself more
than he loves you. Sorry.” She shrugs. “I get the money thing and all that, but
I ’ m not sold on the guy. I don ’ t trust him doing the long distance thing,
either. He seems way too cool about it.”
“Dani. Marc would never cheat on me. Jesus. And you know I am not
with him because he has money. Can you give it a rest? I ’ m going to marry him and I don ’ t want things between you and me to be weird.”
“Fine. I ’ ve said my peace. I ’ m letting you be. But let yourself have a good
time. That hot guy out there is doing way more than is required for a friend and I think you deserve some of that. Let loose.”
“Dani, please just help me find something to wear and shut up.”
She chuckles as she stands up, then opens her closet and pulls out a
short black dress with long sleeves and a square neck. It is very sexy and the
material looks incredibly soft.
“ Here. ” She hands me the dress.
“I haven ’ t worn it yet, but it will look
good on you.”
I grin, because it ’ s perfect.
“Really?”
“Really.” She grins back.
Twenty minutes later, I am showered, wearing the black short dress and
pulling my black knee-high boots on. I slip into a red coat that goes down to
my knees and I am rushing to the door where my taxi is waiting. And I can ’ t remember the last time I was this excited.
Chapter 10: Jake
I am getting dressed for this date wondering what the hell I ’ m really getting dressed for. This crazy
obsession over Natalia has now turned into a wild goose chase. I was expecting
that at some point during the last two days I would find in her what I have
been looking for from the start. Confirmation that she ’ s no different from all the other women I ’ ve ever met. I guess in my head, extending my
vacation by two days was not a big deal if in return I got her out of my mind
and regained full control of my thoughts.
Epic failure so far.
There hasn ’ t been one moment in the time
we ’ ve spent together when I didn ’ t want to crush her mouth into a kiss. It ’ s a fucking inconvenience because the whole time
my thoughts have been at war with my dick. Thank God for the pool in winter.
I pull a gray sweater over my head. Black jeans and boots will do. Then
grab my leather jacket as I walk out, raking a hand through my hair so it doesn ’ t look like I ’ m trying hard. I want tonight to be the same as
the last two days have been. At some point Natalia let down her guard and she
seems
“It ’ s not that. This place likes
gossip, and I ’ m already bending the rules
with the lessons.”
He laughs. “We can go into town. I wouldn ’ t mind having my last dinner out.”
My breath catches when he says that, reminding me this will be his last
night here. I can ’ t help the feeling of emptiness
that washes through me, and I already know I want to have more time with him. I
know it ’ s wrong, but I tell myself we
are just friends and he is not interested in me in a romantic way. I am a
pretty lousy liar.
I tell him I prefer to take a cab and we make arrangements to meet at a
restaurant downtown. Drinks just turned into dinner.
In my room, I try on every outfit I brought, which adds up to a grand
total of five. Nothing seems right. I sigh out loud.
Dani storms in from the gym and takes in the mess of clothes on my bed. “ Hot date? ”
“I ’ m meeting Jake for a drink. It ’ s not a date.”
She rolls her eyes. “Right.”
“ Dani ,” I snap.
She raises her palms up. “Hey, I ’ m not
judging. You need to venture out and that ’ s a good
thing.”
“Why don ’ t you like Marc? You are always
telling me to venture out. I ’ m not going
to cheat on him.”
“It ’ s not that I don ’ t like him. I am just not as convinced as you are
that he is the right match for you.”
“ Why ?” I whip around.
“ I don’ t know.” She plops down on
the bed. “Too self-absorbed, I guess. I actually think he loves himself more
than he loves you. Sorry.” She shrugs. “I get the money thing and all that, but
I ’ m not sold on the guy. I don ’ t trust him doing the long distance thing,
either. He seems way too cool about it.”
“Dani. Marc would never cheat on me. Jesus. And you know I am not
with him because he has money. Can you give it a rest? I ’ m going to marry him and I don ’ t want things between you and me to be weird.”
“Fine. I ’ ve said my peace. I ’ m letting you be. But let yourself have a good
time. That hot guy out there is doing way more than is required for a friend and I think you deserve some of that. Let loose.”
“Dani, please just help me find something to wear and shut up.”
She chuckles as she stands up, then opens her closet and pulls out a
short black dress with long sleeves and a square neck. It is very sexy and the
material looks incredibly soft.
“ Here. ” She hands me the dress.
“I haven ’ t worn it yet, but it will look
good on you.”
I grin, because it ’ s perfect.
“Really?”
“Really.” She grins back.
Twenty minutes later, I am showered, wearing the black short dress and
pulling my black knee-high boots on. I slip into a red coat that goes down to
my knees and I am rushing to the door where my taxi is waiting. And I can ’ t remember the last time I was this excited.
Chapter 10: Jake
I am getting dressed for this date wondering what the hell I ’ m really getting dressed for. This crazy
obsession over Natalia has now turned into a wild goose chase. I was expecting
that at some point during the last two days I would find in her what I have
been looking for from the start. Confirmation that she ’ s no different from all the other women I ’ ve ever met. I guess in my head, extending my
vacation by two days was not a big deal if in return I got her out of my mind
and regained full control of my thoughts.
Epic failure so far.
There hasn ’ t been one moment in the time
we ’ ve spent together when I didn ’ t want to crush her mouth into a kiss. It ’ s a fucking inconvenience because the whole time
my thoughts have been at war with my dick. Thank God for the pool in winter.
I pull a gray sweater over my head. Black jeans and boots will do. Then
grab my leather jacket as I walk out, raking a hand through my hair so it doesn ’ t look like I ’ m trying hard. I want tonight to be the same as
the last two days have been. At some point Natalia let down her guard and she
seems
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