Page 33 of Gift of You
Coming down with a full on case of “I’ve got a crush on my formerly straight, widowed, lumberjack of a neighbor and I don’t know what to do about it”
Uh-oh.
What are you going to do?
I don’t know. That’s why I’m texting you
What makes you think I have the answers?
Come on, Nat
You’re always bossing me around and I’m always telling you not to
This is your chance
TELL ME WHAT TO DO
Have you told him how you feel?
Ew. No
Mature
He’s not really a feelings sort of guy
Though that wasn’t exactly true. On Christmas Day, he’d told me that he wasn’t the sort to talk about his feelings, and he’d shown he wasn’t generally inclined to be the one to bring those feelings up, but he also hadn’t shied away from talking about them when I’d asked questions. But this... this felt serious. Talking about how I felt about him would not only put me in a vulnerable position, but it might also end up scaring him away.
Setting that weak excuse aside, what exactly do you want out of this, Lou?
You live in the city. He lives in the middle of nowhere.
Is this a Hallmark movie?
Have you had an epiphany in which you’ve realized you’ve been chasing your tail in your corporate career and the only possible solution is a flannel-wearing man living in a small town?
Goddammit. I was a fucking cliché.
Kind of
Removing my glasses, I scrubbed my hand down my face while I waited for her response. When my phone vibrated, I returned my glasses to my nose, both curious to see what she’d say and terrified at the same time.
Would you seriously consider moving there for him?
God, would I? The thought was overwhelming.
You’re not going to tell me this is all too fast? I just met the guy five days ago
I knew there was something different about Charlie on our first date. By the third, I knew we’d get married. Only you can know your own heart
My eyes flicked toward the bathroom at the sound of the water turning off, signaling my time for this conversation was nearing an end.
This does feel different
I’m scared Nat
Aww. I can’t wait to meet him!
What makes you think it will get to that point?
