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."

soup last night, but with all the overthinking, I

and he'd

was best

dramatic, perhaps, but

years, experiencing what happened last night for the first

thought about it, the more awkward I

couples feel this way after taking that final step, waking

really losing my

my fingers from the

last night was a bust, huh?" she teased right

it wasn't for you, would I be starving this early

in her lab

happened last night? I need a good story

rolled my eyes, "Dr. Willis, have you no professional

sacred profession,"

got up, "You're at the hospital, right? I'll

me a tofu scramble

I ended the call and

night, looked surprisingly fresh, cheeks flushed and eyes

I'd look like a raccoon

be the so-called glow of

freshened up and changed, then tiptoed out the door, hoping not to wake

Success!

and headed downstairs, relieved, and began to walk to

through the morning fog, "Where are