Page 179 of Through My Window
“Ohhhhhhhhh!”
I can only cover my face. Dani blushes as she realizes she just made a serious mistake. That’s what I like to callverbal suicide.They’ll make fun of her forever and ever with that.
While they tease Dani, Ares whispers to me: “Want to walk along the beach?” God, I love his voice. I straighten up and look at him.
“Only if you promise to behave.”
He smiles openly at me.
“I won’t make promises I can’t keep.”
“Ares.”
“Well, I promise not to do anything you don’t want me to do.” He takes my hand, a mischievous smile dancing on his lips. I narrow my eyes.
“Nice try. You already used that strategy once. I won’t fall for it.” He pouts in mock frustration.
“I didn’t think you would remember.”
I tap him on the forehead. “I remember everything, Greek God.”
“That’s obvious,” he says, rubbing his forehead. “Who would forget the wonderful fuck I gave you that morning? You moaned so much and—”
I cover his mouth.
“Okay, let’s walk.” I stand up abruptly. “We’ll be back,” I say quickly to the group.
Ares follows me silently, but I can feel his stupid smile even though I don’t see him. We reach the shore, and I take off my shoes, holding them in my hand, and letting the waves wash over my feet every time they lap the shore. Ares does the same. We walk together, our free hands intertwining, and the silence feels so good. We both know we have a short time left together, but we don’t talk about it. What’s the point of talking about it? I’d rather enjoy every second without having conversations that will only cause us pain.
As my mom would say,Don’t suffer before it’s time. When the time comes to cross that bridge, you will.
However, from Ares’s expression, I can see that he wants to say something about it, so I decide to talk about something else before he opens his mouth. I remember my conversation with Samy.
“Can I ask you something?” I ask. He brings my hand up entwined with his and kisses it.
“Of course.”
“Claudia and Apolo, do they have something going on?”
“I’ve already told you . . .”
“Okay, okay, just tell me one thing,” I consider my words. “Dani is crazy in love with him, and I don’t want her to suffer, Ares. You don’t have to tell me what’s going on exactly, just tell me if I should tell my best friend to forget about him or to keep her hopes up, please.”
Ares looks at me, twisting his lips. I see him hesitate. Finally, he speaks.
“Tell her to forget about him.”
Oh.
That hurt me, and I’m not even Daniela. I guess that’s the thing with best friends, you feel for them, with them, sharing not only stories but emotions too. Ares doesn’t say anything else, and I know I won’t get anything more from him, so I drop the subject. I just watch him walk beside me and I remember so many things that my heart gets tight.
You think I don’t know about your little childish obsession with me?
Yes, I want you, Witch.
I’m at your service, always, Witch.
You are beautiful.
