This Close To Okay Novels & Stories

Good girl I smiled at his reply. Me : Lol😂💅 K💝🔐 :Babe?, I want to video call you. Me : What's stopping you? K💝🔐 :Your permission? Me :Lo fucking L 😂. My permission?? When did that one start??. Nawa o. K💝🔐 :Yes naw, I don't know if you are busy, you know. Me :Okay o, you can call me. Lol.

Simply feet away. With the right effort he could reach out and touch me. “We would have been wonderful friends had we grown up together,” I say to him softly. He tilts his head again, “We can be more than friends now,” he says to me. He takes a step forward and I take a step backwards. I see a frown cross his face. “Do not come any closer,” I say to him as he growls once again.

Then— “They said everything is stable for now,” he continued. I exhaled slightly, my hand moving again, resting over my stomach without me thinking about it. “Stable is good,” I said. “It is,” he agreed. He didn’t add anything else. Didn’t try to soften it or complicate it. Just left it there. Stable. I leaned back slightly, letting that word settle. Not perfect. Not guaranteed. But not bad either. Just… steady. Like everything else had been lately.

’’ he insisted. What is up is that I feel too exposed, what is up is that I feel vulnerable, what is up is that you came too close, you came closer than i expected and it makes me feel, bad weird. How can you even say you like me, when you know all my imperfections, when you have seen my teeth and watch ed me laugh uncontrollably at close proximity. I swallowed back all the questions and attempted a fake smile. ‘‘ I am okay,’’ I insisted.

But Theodore moves faster. He steps between us smoothly, expression cold, body angled to block her completely. Her glittering red nails curl mid-air as she tries to reach around him. “Excuse you,” she snaps, trying to peer over his shoulder. “I’m family.” Theo doesn’t move an inch. “Not immediate family. You weren’t cleared for access.” She scoffs like she’s just swallowed something sour. “Oh, come on. I want to talk to my sweet stepson. Is that illegal now?”

He asks inspecting me closely. “I’m good, thank you.” I say my giggles gone he’s so close to me. It feels weird to have him so close. I take a step away from him. I did say I wanted less of him tonight right? This is too much. “I’m good.” I say stumbling a little but I catch myself and straighten up. “Good. You made me worried there for a minute.” He says smiling at me. I feel my face get warm, he’s making me feel hot standing so close to me.

“Dumpy house on four acres we’d need to fix up, but there’s a brand-new barn, plus they left the old barn, so it has potential to be converted into bunks and shit. Covered arena means we can ride when it’s raining, but it’s close to public trails, so that’s an option when it’s clear.” “Sounds too good to be true.” “Which is why we’re gonna go look at it,” he said. “It’s less than three miles from your brother, so I’m hopin’ it’s a shit hole.” I smiled slowly. “You found a place close to Hatch and Maisie.” “Don’t get excited. I’m doin’ this because I love you, but I’m secretly hopin’ it doesn’t work out.” I giggled, clambering off the bed. “Can we go now?”