Chapter 95 Not Yet

(Lydia)

I placed my fingers on his lips, feeling his warm breath running through my hand.

“Not yet,” I said to Thomas.

“Why not?” he asked, wrapping his arms around me and tugging me closer.

Every single atom in my body wanted to give in. I shut my eyes, embraced the feeling, and then looked up at him.

“Because we still haven’t completed our new first date,” I said. There was a twinkle in my eye. I was giddy with happiness. And I had already forgiven him. After all, losing his memory had not been his fault. But that did not mean that I was going to make the journey back to me as simple as crossing the street.

He needed to work hard for it and make up for everything that I had been through.

“When do you want to do it?” Thomas said, “The first date?”

I smiled and then looked back down at my cup of ice-cream. I scooped up a spoonful and put it in my mouth,

I let the moment stretch out between us.

“When I get well enough to resume work,” I said, “we can go out.”

“And when is that?” Thomas