Page 61 of Definitely Not a Thing
Her eyes went wide, hands up, but I’d already given the chair a nice hard push, sending her swinging – and yelling about it.
“Calvin!” she shrilled, and I laughed as I caught the chair, stopping the momentum. “That wasn’t funny!”
“You’re right – it washilarious,” I countered, grinning still as she glared at me from her newly-installed throne.
“What if I had fallen?”
“Wouldn’t have happened – this thing is in there solid as a rock. You’re welcome, by the way.”
She stopped glaring to roll her eyes. “Thank you, I guess.”
“You guess?”
“Fine – Iknow,” she amended, a soft smile spreading over her lips as she leaned back, letting the chair settle into a slight sway. “Thank you. I do feel a tiny bit better. This is… a vibe.”
I studied her for a second before I nodded.
That smile of hers was… dangerous.
“Yeah… definitely a vibe.”
That look lingered too long.
Instead of letting it get awkward though, I grabbed the sides of the chair again. Immediately, Amelia put a foot out, planting it against my chest to push away from me. “Stoooop!” she insisted, and I laughed.
“I’m just fucking around. I wasn’t gonna do it.”
“You’re a menace,” she laughed, as I grabbed her foot… and yanked like I was going to pull her out of the chair. “See?!” she screamed as I let her go, clutching the sides of the chair.
“Relaaaax,” I chuckled. “I’m gonna leave you alone. You enjoy your chair.”
“I plan on it – thank you again,” she said, still smiling as I backed away.
That pretty ass smile.
Damn.
“Uh… I’ll text you the details for the party?”
“Yeah, for sure,” she agreed, sinking back into the chair.
At peace.
It was good to see, and I stood there for probably a bit longer than I should, thinking about how easily I would’ve hung a hundred fucking chairs for her, just to see her like this.
And then I got my ass out of there, to get my mind right again.
Training camp in a week.
Mixer in a few days.
… and a fine ass neighbor I could easily get way too wrapped up inright now.
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amelia
“So we’re allin agreement – this is the one, right?” I asked as I surveyed myself in the mirror once more.
