Page 42 of The Broken Heart Playlist
I’m not naive. I realize there’s something more than just platonic friendship between us. I know we both feel the buzz of an electric attraction, but I also want him to know, in the clearest possible terms, that friendship is all I want between us.
For a second, I think he might say something, maybe push the matter, but he exhales heavily and the moment passes.
He parks in my garage and I tell him I’m okay to take Lisset up to bed. I’m not quite ready for Gideon Walker to be inside my house.
“Good night, Kate. Sleep well,” he says softly, giving me a slightly crooked grin.
When he turns away and heads toward his house, the night swallowing him up, the oddest feeling comes over me, as though I’m left standing outside in the cold, shut out from the warmth and light I’ve come to associate with him.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
[MESSAGES]
Tess:So that was an interesting dinner.
Kate:Very interesting.
Tess:Aaron has concerns about Gideon.
Kate:Clearly.
Tess:Gideon’s fancy Rolex is number one.
Kate:His watch?
Tess:His VERY expensive watch.
Kate:So? Gideon said he made a lot of money in his last job.
Tess:But then why buy such a modest house? Why not get a bigger house in a more exclusive area of Brown Oaks?
Kate:Maybe he just wants to live more modestly.
Tess:Maybe.
Kate:I thought you’re Team Gideon.
Tess:I totally am. Just relaying concerns.
Kate:Noted.
Tess:One thing I do know. That man is smitten with you.
Kate:... [typing]
Tess:The whole of last night he couldn’t keep his eyes off you. And the way he is with Lisset melts my heart. Aaron will come around.
Kate:Stop. Gideon and me, we’re not happening.
Tess:Keep telling yourself that.
Kate:I’m telling YOU that.
Tess:Aren’t you lonely?
Kate:Sometimes. But I have Lisset.
Tess:Who you’re raising to leave home one day. And then what?
