Page 25 of The Lucky Heart (Jamison Valley 3)
“Do what?” he asked.
“Push her like that. The minute you got after her about Andrea, it was like a wall snapped up in front of her face. Can’t you see that she’s trying to let people in? Now she’s fully retreated back into her head.”
Felicity had been trying and I was glad that someone other than myself had noticed.
“Fuck,” Jess muttered and hung his head. “I’ll go talk to her.”
I jumped up from my chair. “No. Let me.”
Gigi and Maisy shared a knowing look but I ignored it along with Jess’s scowl and hustled outside.
“Felicity,” I called after her. She was walking fast but I caught up to her with a few quick strides. “Hold up.”
“I just want to go home, Silas.”
“Talk to me.”
“There’s nothing to talk about,” she said over her shoulder as she kept marching.
“Felicity, stop.” I grabbed her elbow. She yanked it free and picked up her pace.
Not this time, babe.
She wasn’t running from me anymore. I took two long steps and wrapped my arms around her. The smell of her flowery hair surrounded me as she struggled to get free. The more she fought, the tighter my hold became. “Lis,” I whispered into her ear, “stop.”
Her body immediately relaxed and her head fell forward.
“Talk to me. What’s wrong?”
“It’s so disappointing,” she whispered.
“What is? Andrea? Who cares about her? She hasn’t changed since high school. Did you really want her as a friend?”
“No. I don’t need people like her in my life. It’s not that.”
I let her go so she could turn and face me. “Then what is it?”
“It’s me. I’m trying to fit in here and make new friends, but instead, I’m just driving that wedge deeper. I shouldn’t have gotten so mad at Jess. Maisy thinks I’m a bitch. And you . . .”
“Me what?” I stepped closer into her space.
Her hitched breath had my cock twitching. When my eyes locked with hers, I almost forgot what we were talking about. Those eyes would be my undoing. Even in the darkness I could make out their bright blue. I could go blind and still see them clear as day.
Staring into their brilliance, I willed her to open up. To be honest with me about her feelings. To give me the chance to prove to her that I was her safe place.
My frame deflated when her shield went right back up. Those eyes closed me out and she took a step back.
“Forget it,” she said. “I’m just tired. It’s been a long week and Andrea made me mad.”
I shook my head. “Uh-huh.”
“I think you and Maisy should give a relationship another shot. It seems like you’ve got something there.”
What. The. Fuck. Where had that come from?
“I told you. We’re just friends.” The only person that I didn’t want to be friends with was the infuriating, beautiful, stubborn woman in front of me.
“Maybe you just don’t want to admit your feelings for her but they’re there. It’s hard not to miss.”
