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.

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

looks, Ernest finally released me but held onto my hands. "Let me be the one to do the naughty things from

deepened, spreading from my cheeks

bowed, I was

serious with Dr. Willis?"

remaining silent. I

occasionally pinch my cheek, loop

never blushed like this

experiencing her first crush, the first touch of

was at Galaxy Harbor, I acted

can't stand the test of

making you some mac and cheese, but it seems you're in a rush

do you

"What?" I finally asked.

leaned in, his cheek

his lips grazing met eget used to it and

teasingly. "Kiss you

shy."

swne

made me even more embarrassed, my hands flailing lightly

that made my heart flutter

my hand. But then, a ticklish

at the

"Alright, I'll