No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 162



"I figured you'd come looking if you got worried. I left it for you," Ernest replied with an ease that seemed second nature to him.

But in a moment of brain fog, I blurted out, "So, stepping out looking like that was on purpose?"

Ernest's Adam's apple bobbed, "No, I heard my phone ringing and thought to answer it. Didn't expect... well, this."

Yeah, just this kind of coincidence.

Lucky for me, he was in great shape. Eye candy, for sure.

On the way to the Wagners', Ernest kept quiet. Thinking he was nervous, I said, "At the Wagners', just a hello will do. Leave the talking to me."

Ernest just nodded, "Mm."

"If Conrad's there and starts any trouble or makes things difficult, don't hold back," I instructed.

Ernest affirmed, "Alright."

at Galaxy Harbor. You... took a liking to me

shouldn't

his drift at first, but then it dawned

left me speechless, so we continued in

Feeling tense, my driving became jittery, and just my luck, some idiot ahead slammed on

steering wheel and jerked it, angling the car

a moment to snap out of my daze. His

thing, but getting hurt is another," Ernest chided, then straightened the car once

years, yet I felt utterly

a while, I finally composed myself and

Zurdriving skills are incredib

driver

at him curiously,

but I'd seen enough TV to know Special Forces meant being at the forefront

that

tough resilience that was truly

not become a SWAT

didn't answer right away, which made