Chapter 9

We were back at my apartment sooner than I wanted to be. Even though I had just told him I didn’t want to move too fast and I felt like I needed to get away, another part of me didn’t want the night to end. We had spent hours together, but time seemed to have went by so fast. It felt good being around him. I just wanted to be in his presence with no words or expectations. My uncertainty and indecisiveness was annoying me. It was as though a war was raging inside my body pulling me every which way.

It was later than what I expected and I was actually pretty tired. Of course Adrian helped me out the car and walked me to my door wanting to make sure I got in safely. We slowly walked up the steps dragging it out as much as possible until I was at my door. I turned around to face him dreading the moment. I hated awkward goodbyes.

“I enjoyed this evening. I hope you did too.” He looked at me with hopeful eyes.

“I did. I had a good time. Thank you for dinner and everything.”

I smiled back