Page 326 of His Virgin Romance Series

“It was her idea to move in,” Seth admitted. “And I just sort of went along with it. In any case, it wasn’t like I knew it for sure. It was just one of those things that you know deep down, but you don’t really let yourself admit it until it’s staring you in the face.”

“Did she tell you what happened between us?” I asked, figuring there was no reason to avoid that topic anymore.

“Not much,” Seth admitted. “But I got the gist. She didn’t like you staying over. I knew she had made that plain to you. Otherwise you never would have left the way you did.”

“Well… yeah.”

“Why didn’t you just tell me?” Seth asked.

“Because I didn’t want to cause problems between you and Cory,” I said. “I didn’t want it to become a choice between her and me.”

“Please… that would have been an easy choice,” Seth said.

“Sure, but at the time I didn’t know that,” I said. “And I wasn’t willing to risk it.”

Seth gave me a wink and patted the top of my head as though I were a child. “I’m sorry she was mean to you.”

I smiled. “It’s okay; I’m a tough chick.”

Seth and Mom exchanged a glance, and then they both burst out laughing. “Excuse me,” I said, with irritation. “Why is that so damn funny?”

Their response was just to laugh louder, and so I rolled my eyes and dug into the delicious meal on the table in front of us. About a half an hour later, dinner was just winding down when I heard my phone beep, and I glanced down to see who had texted me. It turned out to be none other than Miles, and I tried not to let my expression change as I read his message.

“Guess what?” Miles had written. “There’s going to be a meteor shower tonight around midnight. I thought we could watch it in the park down the street from our apartment. What do you say?”

I made sure not to smile because I was aware that both Seth and Mom were watching me closely. “I’d love to,” I replied. “Sounds like fun.”

I sent the text and put my phone away. Then Mom brought out dessert, and we spent another hour talking and eating and enjoying one another’s company. It was nice when there was no drama, and it was just the three of us. I thought of Miles immediately and realized that he would never have this with his parents.

I was glad that he had me now, at the very least. I was looking forward to the meteor shower with Miles in the park. It sounded magical, and I needed a little magic in my life.

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