No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 247



"Goodnight, my dear girlfriend!"

It was half an hour later when I got a message from Ernest.

I had no idea what I'd been doing for that half hour. Was I taking a cold shower like they do in the novels?

Thinking back to that abrupt stop earlier, I was too embarrassed to reply to him.

I didn't sleep well that night, probably because I didn't take that cold shower. It felt like something was crawling under my skin.

The door to desire, an insatiable chasm, I'd learned that lesson firsthand.

Restless and uneasy, I woke up early.

But no matter how early I was, Ernest was already out for his morning run.

The man's energy and stamina were truly admirable.

And in that department, I bet he was just as vigorous!

I felt like I was under a spell, my thoughts constantly drifting to...that.

And it was all Fanny's fault. Why did she give me such rotten advice last night?

Without caring what time it was, I texted her: "Hungry? Get up and join me for breakfast."

night, but with all the overthinking, I was

tell Ernest, and he'd whip

it was best to avoid

perhaps, but I had no

for the first time, even though nothing really happened,

about it, the more awkward

other couples feel this way after taking that final step, waking up the

I'm really losing my

even lifted my fingers from the keyboard

last night was a bust, huh?" she

for you, would I be starving this

her lab coat

the beans. What happened last night? I need a good story to

Willis, have you no professional

sacred profession,"

tell you," I got up, "You're at the hospital,

yawned, "Sure, bring me a tofu

and sighed as I went to

looked surprisingly fresh, cheeks flushed and

thought I'd look like a raccoon with dark

the so-called

changed, then tiptoed out the

Success!

and headed downstairs, relieved, and began to walk to my

cut through the morning fog,