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.

see him close his eyes, notice his eyelashes, and the

striking looks, Ernest finally released me but held onto my hands. "Let me

deepened, spreading from my cheeks to my

I

serious with Dr. Willis?" he

head, remaining silent.

Back then, people would tease us, he would occasionally pinch my cheek, loop an arm around my shoulders,

blushed like this

I felt like a young girl experiencing her first crush, the first

Galaxy Harbor, I

lies can't stand

seems you're

you know what you make

"What?" I finally asked.

leaned in,

eget

"Kiss you

shy."

swne

me even more embarrassed, my hands flailing

sound that made my heart

laughing!" I tried to cover his mouth with my hand. But then, a ticklish sensation -

tensed at the

"Alright, I'll