Page 26 of Bad at Love
“You’re an angel, you know that?”
She taps her fingers along her chin. “Maybe that will be my name.”
“It suits you.”
She starts toward the door and I quickly get up, opening it for her before she reaches it.
“See you Tuesday,” she says to me as she passes by.
I reach out and grab her arm, pulling her closer to me.
Her eyes widen. I lean in an inch. She smells amazing, like honey yet sweeter.
“You told me something about you just now that I didn’t know before,” I say, my voice low. “That took a lot of guts. I figure I should do the same with you.”
She stares at my lips for a moment before her eyes meet mine. “If you tell me you’re a virgin…” she says.
I smile. “I’m not a virgin. But I do consult a Magic 8 Ball when I have to make some major life decisions.”
She blinks at me, then lets out a short laugh. “What?”
“It’s true. The band’s name came from somewhere.”
“No!”
“Yes.”
“So…when it came to this whole dating thing, did it decide anything for you?”
“It said Better Not Tell You Now,” I tell her. “So, we’ll see.”
She shakes her head and steps out of the door. “I don’t believe you.”
“Believe it, Bumble,” I say with a wink.
She just smiles and walks down the hall.
CHAPTER FOUR
MARINA
“SWEETEST PERFECTION”
“Last nightI dreamt I was in Manderley again,” I say in a dreamy voice.
“Pardon?” Susan asks.
I give my therapist an apologetic smile. “Sorry. It’s from a movie I watched the other night.”
“Yes, I know the film. Hitchcock’s Rebecca,” she says. Her eyes are kind as usual, but coaxing, wanting me to get back on track. “But we’re talking about your dream. You mentioned it at the beginning of the session.”
I take in a deep breath and relax against the chair, stealing a glimpse at Frodo, her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that acts like the resident therapy pet. “It was nothing.”
“All dreams are something. You know this. Now, what do you remember about it?”
“It was one of those dreams where I remembered it so well upon waking but now I don’t remember it at all. Just the feeling.”
“Are you still writing in your dream journal?”
