Why are you still up?
Lyla
I asked you first.
I stare at the three dots that appear as I wait for a response.
Jake
I met a beautiful girl tonight, and she’s taken over my thoughts. I’m having a hard time falling asleep. And you?
I can’t stop the blush that spreads across my cheeks. He’s alone, and he’s thinking of me. That shouldn’t matter to me, but it does, and I don’t know how to feel about that.
Lyla
I just got home from work.
Jake
Ouch
I laugh out loud, and it surprises me. It’s been a while since I just let myself have fun. I decide to give him a little bit back, loving how it feels to flirt. It’s something I’ve never experienced before.
Lyla
Someone I met tonight may have intruded on my thoughts once or twice, too.
Jake
Who’s the lucky guy? I bet he’s hot.
Lyla
He likes my desserts, so he’s okay.
I can picture him grinning in his bed, and my stomach does a little flip at the vision I get.
Jake
I think he’s way past just liking them. They are quickly becoming something he doesn’t think he will ever get enough of.
My heart beats painfully in my chest, knowing we are no longer talking about my desserts. I’m slammed back into reality where nothing can come of this, and I need to let him go.
Lyla
I have to work in a couple of hours, so I should get some sleep.
Jake
At the catering job?
I breathe a sigh of relief when he doesn’t question me changing the subject, making it easier on me.
Lyla
No, at my other job.
Jake
