Mr.Right novel Chapter 27

It's been official.

I have now gone back to acting like a teenager who just had her first kiss on prom night. I can hear him in the living room as my back is pressed to my room door and my phone is clutched to my chest.

We all have awkward moments once in our lives. It's like we're destined to have them. Some people's own occur more after than others and I wonder if it's normal to have so many because I'm certain I'll break a record soon.

Yes, I was surprised when he kissed me in front of so many people but you know what they say, surprise kisses are the best. We left the party before it ended because of the stares we got from people after the mini-drama.

I tried to be normal on the way back home, believe me, I tried but these five words kept popping in my head over and over again.

Maverick.

Kissed.

Me.

Ok, it's not exactly five words but you can't blame me for not thinking straight right now. But when he said he'd like me to climb his body over and over again, did he mean...

My face flushes harder at the thought of being intimate with Maverick. Goodness Lord, I'm acting like a twelve-year-old who had just seen porn for the first time. He could be waiting for me out there because I never told him goodnight before dashing into my room.

And we should also sort what happened at the party out right? I can't hide forever... or can I?

I bring my phone up to my face to dial Jim's number. He'd know what to do. Hell, he better knows what to do. The line rings at the other end of the call and it takes him time before he picks it up.

"Jim? Are you asleep yet?"

"No, I'm hunting elephants."

"Be serious with me," I snap.

"Of course I'm asleep. The fuck would I be doing at 1 am?"

"Ok you have to listen to me," I hear shuffling at the other end and I can imagine him sitting up on his bed. "Let's imagine there's a girl...we'll name her Mae."

"Ok...?"

"And this Mae girl happens to live with this supposedly hot guy... let's call him Marcus."

"April, what did you do?" Jim asks with a sigh.

"This isn't about me, its about Mae!" I whisper shout, if that's a thing. "So this girl moves in with Marcus with the hope of taking a break from relationships, from love. The problem now is, Mae grew feelings for Marcus along the way and you know the real issue? She found out he liked her back."

"Isn't that supposed to be a good thing?"

"But she doesn't think she's ready to get involved in a new sort of relationship," I pout even if he can't see me.

"So this Mae girl... which is totally not you... is ready to catch new feelings but don't want to be in a relationship. And you say guys are weird."

"She's confused," I slide my back down the door to sit on the ground. "She doesn't want to get hurt so she's running away."