Page 59 of Worth Loving
“He did. He said I looked fresh.”
There was squealing on the other line and she wondered why she worried Erika was going to judge her.
“That’s so sweet.”
“It was. We went to dinner, we talked. I don’t know the situation with Jonah and I wanted to ask. But I figured I opened up and he didn’t share, so maybe it’s just not the time.”
“Are you going on another date?”
“Yes. We returned to my place. I’d made spicy chocolate cupcakes for him. I’d done it at work. We each had one and he brought four home. We had them here with coffee and when he kissed me. Oh man. I mean I told myself I wasn’t having sex again. Like I didn’t want to be that girl again.”
“But you wanted it,” Erika said. “Admit it.”
“Hell yeah I wanted it. But the funny part was. I’m melting in his arms. I’m ready to lead him back to my room even though I said no, and he steps back and says he’s leaving.”
“Huh?”
“Yep. My reaction also. He said no sex. We are starting over.”
“Now that isverysweet.”
“Yep. And that is why I went from regret to longing. From hating the way I went about things earlier to knowing it’d never get us here if I hadn’t.”
“Good for you, Molly.”
“That’s right. Good for me.”
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SEXY BUNS
Dean finished behind the bar and went to his office two days later. It wasn’t busy right now, being a little after eight on a Wednesday. He knew Molly would still be up and thought he’d sneak back and call her.
She answered on the first ring. “Are you watching TV?” he asked.
“Just reading a book,” she said. “The TV is background noise.”
She’d texted him yesterday. Nothing major, but just reaching out. Even made a joke about it.
Like she wasn’t going to wait for him.
He appreciated it more than he could have said.
He didn’t want to be the one who always took the first step.
Even though she had the first time.
Sort of.
He’d asked her out.
Though she’d come back in to see him.
In his mind, they were kind of even on it now.
“How was your day?”
“Good. I talked to my sister, Erika, yesterday about you. The last two days I’ve been working on a few new recipes. Cupcakes. They weren’t as good as the ones I made on Monday.”
