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.

close his eyes, notice his eyelashes, and the

released me but held

blush deepened, spreading from

bowed, I was

Dr. Willis?" he

head, remaining

would tease us, he would occasionally pinch my cheek, loop an arm

never blushed

experiencing her first crush, the first touch of a boy's

when I was at Galaxy Harbor, I acted

and lies can't stand the test

but it seems you're in a

and he chuckled, "Licia, do you

"What?" I finally asked.

in,

lips grazing met eget

teasingly. "Kiss you more,

shy."

swne

even more embarrassed, my hands flailing lightly on his

a sound that made my heart flutter

hand. But then, a ticklish sensation - he

tensed at the touch,

"Alright, I'll