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Chapter 29: Celia ' Maybe we are meant for each other'

Auteur: Pixie
last update Date de publication: 2026-08-04 19:00:00

It was the next morning, and I woke up smiling before I remembered why.

Then I remembered why, and the smile only grew.

Which was somehow even more embarrassing.

I lay there for a moment longer than necessary, staring at the ceiling as the memory returned in pieces.

The rain, 

His thumb against my cheek, 

The way he'd looked at me.

May I?

 

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