No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 248



He wore a look of helpless indulgence, his grin both teasing and tender. "You've been down this road before, caught red-handed."

I was speechless. My cheeks flared up with a blush, my heart a mix of embarrassment and annoyance.

Seriously, this guy! It's one thing to know, but why go out of his way to point it out? Can't he just keep it to himself? Talk about low emotional intelligence.

"Licia," Ernest called out softly, "bold as a bandit when you're up to no good, but a scaredy-cat afterward. You haven't changed a bit since you were little."

I was about to snap back, but then it hit me.

Up to no good?

Last night, when I answered the door in my pajamas, he didn't take it as an accident. He knew it was deliberate?

Oh, the embarrassment!

I nearly crushed the car keys in my hand, my frustration bubbling over. I retorted, chin up, "Who are you calling naughty? If anyone, it's you. You're the one who's..."

I couldn't finish my sentence. Ernest leaned in, sealing my protest with a kiss.

His lips were cool, perhaps from a recent run, yet so tender...

Frozen in place, I stood there.

notice his eyelashes, and the proud

in the moment, caught up in his striking looks, Ernest finally released me but held onto my hands. "Let

deepened, spreading from my cheeks

bowed, I

serious with Dr. Willis?"

head, remaining silent.

when dating Conrad. Back then, people would tease us, he would occasionally pinch my cheek, loop an arm around my

blushed

like a young girl experiencing her first crush, the first touch of a

Harbor, I

and lies can't stand

it seems you're in a rush now. Drive safe," Ernest

do you know what you make me want to

"What?" I finally asked.

in, his

met eget used

"Kiss

shy."

swne

even more embarrassed, my hands

a sound that made my heart flutter

mouth with my hand. But then, a

body tensed at the touch, and

softly, "Alright, I'll