Cold Feet

Chapter 34

VIOLA

I’m mad. I’m angry. He always does this to me. My little voice says, if he makes you angry, why are you standing here so close to him?

Shut up, I tell my inner voice. I am close. Too close. But I don’t want to move away. This is my kitchen after all, my apartment. Well, note mine, but you know what I mean.

He’s gazing into my eyes and he’s close enough that I notice his eyes studying my face. They settle on my lips and I swallow. I lick my lips nervously before his eyes move down over my body.

I take my coffee and turn away. I move around the small island in the middle of the kitchen and head for the door. He watches me go and then picks up his coffee and follows me.

I lead the way to the living room and I’m pretty sure his eyes are on my ass. Why did I wear these shorts, I wonder?

I remain standing as I wait for him to sit down. He takes his seat on the sofa where he sat before. I should sit down on the single seater where I sat before but instead, I sit down on the opposite end of the three seater he is sitting on. I pull my legs up onto the sofa as I did before. I’m more comfortable that way.

His eyes follow my honey brown legs.

I know immediately I’ve made a mistake but I don’t want to fix it as much as I know I should. I don’t know why Rick is here. I don’t know why I let him in.

Deep down I know I’m lying to myself. I do know why I let him in. I do know why he is here, even if he doesn’t know it but I think on some level he does know.

“I’m sorry for everything,” Rick says at last. “I’m sorry for how our first night ended. I’m sorry I had to be the one to take legal action against you, I’m sorry I didn’t persist in contacting you, I’m sorry I…”

“Will you shut up,” I say.

He stops talking and looks at me.

“There’s no need to apologize. It’s all in the past. We can’t change it.”

meet. I upset you. I can understand the first

as I realize it and I know this time my inner voice was right. “The other times

is it then?” he

my coffee trying to avoid answering. His eyes are fixed on me. He slides closer and

my coffee cup as if I’m wielding a small shield

up straighter. “I am upset with you but it’s nothing you do

I’ve already done’?” I can see

my caffeine shield to the coffee

You have no idea how nice it was kissing you in that garden. You drove me wild. I’d had my

he learns that I’d liked

to rub in what you told me and they hire you to sue me. As if that wasn’t enough when I finally see you again, I have

notches as I tell him why I’m angry

did all of that. How is that you say you’re

life. Every time it brings us together it drives the

“This what?” he prompts.

to get off the couch but he grabs my wrist and stops me

“Let me go!”

Tell me.

and I fall backward onto the carpet as he lets me go. He’s

sorry,” I say as I get up and

me

if it had been me. It’s like life is being really spiteful and rubbing you in my face every time we meet. I wonder what I did wrong that life is doing this. God I hardly know you but I can’t get you out of my mind. Who knows if we had ever dated if it

faces me. His eyes search mine. “Is that why

you in the club the other night. I haven’t been with a man in forever and when I saw you I thought,

again. That stupid

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