Chapter 87\u00a0<\/p>\n
How could someone sound so sexy this early in the morning? It wasn\u2019t fait.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Focus, Athena.\u00a0<\/p>\n
42%\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood morning. How was your night? The question rolled out before I could stop myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nice one, Athena. Why would you ask about his night when you both spent it dog things that would make a grown man blush?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was\u2026 nice. Really nice,\u201d he said, his eyes locking with mine in a way that made my cheeks burn red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nodded quickly and turned my attention back to the stove, trying to ignore the way he was looking at me like he wanted to eat me for breakfast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you making?\u201d he asked, moving closer so he could see over my shoulder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing much, just scotch eggs and toast,\u201d I replied, glancing back at him. He raised an eyebrow and smiled in a way that made my heart skip several beats.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was so handsome it actually hurt to look at him directly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re making my favorite,\u201d he observed, and I felt my hands freeze on the spatula.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yeah, this was his favorite breakfast. What was I doing? Who makes a guy\u2019s favorite meal the morning after sleeping with him unless she\u2019s hoping for\u00a0<\/p>\n
something serious to develop?\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was going to think I wanted more from him, that I was trying to play house of something equally ridiculous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just wanted to make something quick because I woke up feeling hungry,\u201d I said then immediately realized how that sounded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\u00a0<\/p>\n
What was wrong with me? Everything coming out of my mouth had a double meaning that made me sound like I was asking for round two.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I needed to clear the air before this got any more awkward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he\u2019s not acting awkward, Claire pointed out unhelpfully. You\u2019re the one making his weird.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I ignored her. She didn\u2019t understand how human emotions worked, how complicated things could get when you crossed certain lines with people you cared\u00a0<\/p>\n
about.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, about last night, I started.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I wanted to talk to you about last night, Tristan said at exactly the same time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We stared at each other for a moment, both of us caught off guard by the timing\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou go first,\u2018 he suggested, and I was grateful because it meant I could control e narrative instead of having to respond to whatever he wanted to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Let me just turn this off first,\u201d I said, pointing to the eggs that were about to bu. Tristan nodded patiently while I transferred everything to plates and tried to gather my courage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I started dishing out portions for both of us, I finally found my voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened last night was my fault, I began, noticing how Tristan\u2019s eyebrow shot up like he wanted to argue. But I couldn\u2019t let him interrupt, couldn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
19:37 Tue, Jan 6 T\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 87\u00a0<\/p>\n
THA\u00a0<\/p>\n
let him try to be noble about this when I knew the truth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I know you were just trying to help me out of that nightmare,\u201d I continued, letting out a laugh that sounded hollow even to my own ears.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan was staring at me like I\u2019d lost my mind, and maybe I had.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why you kissed me, and we just\u2026 got carried away. You don\u2019t need to feel guilty about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ath\u2026 he tried to interrupt, but I shook my head firmly. I needed to get this out before I lost my nerve completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wasn\u2019t sure I could handle the embarrassment if he was the one trying to let me down easy. Again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
42%\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I know we\u2019re like family,\u201d I rushed on, my voice getting smaller with each word. know you see me as your best friend\u2019s little sister. And I know that\u00a0<\/p>\n
whatever happened last night was a mistake that can never happen again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan had moved closer while I was talking, his arms now resting on the counte beside me. He was watching me with an intensity that made me feel like\u00a0<\/p>\n
he could see straight through to my soul.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs that really how you feel?\u201d he asked quietly, his voice so gentle it made my eyes sting with unshed tears.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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