No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 145

Chapter 145



I glanced over at Ernest, and he was already looking back at me. Just the two of us in this room, and the atmosphere felt charged with something unspoken.

Damn it, we'd shared a hotel room before and it was nothing like this.

Now, here we were in this spacious two-bedroom apartment, and yet it felt as if there wasn't enough room to breathe, as if the walls were closing in

on us.

After a brief lock of eyes, Ernest broke the silence, "I think I should crash on the couch."

I was speechless.

"Your bedroom is a space for your real boyfriend, I... yeah, the couch is fine for me," he said, making me feel somehow guilty for relegating him there. But I knew what he was doing - this was his way of applying pressure, his way of saying he wanted to be more than just a placeholder.

They say honest men have deep tricks, and that couldn't be more true.

But I wasn't about to fall for it. "Suit yourself," I said with a shrug, quickly retreating into my parents' bedroom.

me. The fear I had in the hallway

hadn't shown up, even with my defenses up, I'm not sure

just happened to show up

to him as I looked towards the door. It was closed, so I

getting ready for

those sounds, I

of my parents moving around the house. It was a comforting,

lying here, that sound made

asleep before checking on him,

in the middle

room, I was reminded of Ernest's presence. Glancing

awkwardly sprawled out, legs.l.ne

поте

the edge.

footrest

with my pink throw

Double standards.

and not sleeping

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