Me
I wish you didn’t live so far away.
Lex
It sounds like tonight made you feel a little better?
Me
A lot better.
Lex
I love this for you. I want more of this for you. If there’s anyone in this world who deserves to find the man of her dreams, it’s you.
Me
I love you, but nooo. This isn’t a happily ever after. This is a happy for now. This was just a hookup and probably my last one for a while. I have too much going on and too little time to even breathe.
Lex
I’m worried I’m never going to see you.
Me
With my new schedule, I’m not sure if I’ll have any days off. Sigh.
But it’s okay. It’s all leading me to Mom and Dean freedom, and that’s all I want. Well, maybe not all, but it’s a good start.
Lex
Babe, I’m your biggest cheerleader. I want you to have everything you’ve ever dreamed of. I also want you to find time for yourself and not drown.
Me
And I love you for that.
A notification came across my screen, showing there was a message in my inbox on the Hooked app. Of course, now that I’d logged in, the app could come alive again and start pairing me with men I matched with. Something told me, at least for tonight, that wasn’t the case.
I hoped so anyway.
I opened the app and clicked on my inbox.
Whiskey35
You’re still at the hotel, right?
His question wasn’t even a special one. His wording wasn’t soft or seductive. Yet as I read it over and over, a smile grew across my face, and it wouldn’t drop from my lips.
Had I secretly hoped he would reach out?
Shit, if I admitted that to myself, that meant I was open to dating, and I’d just told Lex I didn’t have time for anything even close to that.
And I didn’t have time for Whiskey either.
But there was something about him I wanted more of.
Something that had immediately drawn me in, that kept me intrigued, that left me so monumentally satisfied.
