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."

had soup last night, but with all the

I'd just tell Ernest, and he'd whip up breakfast, but

was

bit dramatic, perhaps, but I had

last night for the first time, even though nothing really happened, felt worse than

thought about it, the more

that final step,

really losing my

hadn't even lifted my fingers from the keyboard when

night was a

starving this early in

clad in her

office chair, perked up, "Spill the beans. What happened last night? I need a good

Willis, have you

but don't insult my sacred profession," Fanny jabbed

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

yawned, "Sure, bring me a tofu scramble and some

call and sighed

restless night, looked surprisingly fresh,

thought I'd look like a raccoon

this be the so-called

and changed, then tiptoed out the door, hoping not to

Success!

the door and headed downstairs, relieved, and

cut through the morning fog, "Where are you off to