That made me happy and sad at the same time.“Then I’m the last person you should have around.Notyet.”
He threaded his fingers between mine and drew our hands up to his mouth.He kissed each of my knuckles in turn.“I had this fantasy.When I returned to The Westerly I’d have all this behind me.I could call myself a success and be totally open and available to a relationship with you.”He shot me a cheeky grin.“That is, if youshowedup.”
“Oh I was goingtoshow.”
“I know.But up in the loft the other night I realized something, Lily.”He said my name sosweetly.
“You’ve been calling me that more and more.”And I lovedhearingit.
“Because it’s your name.I don’t want the fantasy anymore.Up in the loft talking about my past, I realized I’m glad you showed up unexpectedly in my life.You’ve seen me at my worst and you’re still here.I want the real thingwithyou.”
If the car had been any bigger I would have crawled into his lap, but there was no room for anything as romantic as that.A kiss would have to do.So I grabbed his shirt and yanked him to me.“Kiss me,cowboy.”