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.

his eyes, notice his

held onto my hands. "Let me be the one

spreading from my cheeks to my

I was

serious with Dr. Willis?"

my head, remaining silent. I couldn't explain

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

never blushed like this

felt like a young girl experiencing her first crush, the

I was at Galaxy Harbor, I

and lies can't stand the test of

you some mac and cheese, but it seems you're in a rush now. Drive

do you

"What?" I finally asked.

leaned in, his

met eget

"Kiss you more,

shy."

swne

even more embarrassed, my hands flailing lightly on

sound that made

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

body tensed at the

"Alright,