What does that mean? That he wanted to kiss me but he didn’t want me to know he wanted to kiss me?
Or does it mean that he was only kissing me because I kissed him first and he was apologizing for not being into it?
And now we’re back at the cabin and we’re pretending everything is normal and that we didn’t just have an impulsive kiss on the lakeshore when I’m pretty sure the sun had dipped too low for anyone to actually see us kissing, despite my own insistence that the kiss was a good show for anyone watching?
“Shower’s all yours,” I tell him as I step into the living room after a quick shower that didn’t do anything to calm the rapid-fire questionsin my head about our kiss. My hair is damp, and I’m in a light tank top and pajama shorts.
And my engagement ring.
I’m wearing my engagement ring too.
He’s turned on all the fans and opened all the windows to let in the rapidly cooling night air. Chili’s chilling on a blanket next to the couch. Dane’s shirtless, which is truly unfair of him, working on his laptop. He sets it aside and rises as I take a seat in the armchair next to the couch.
“Thanks,” he says.
Justthanks.
NoI’m still thinking about that kiss too.
Nowe should have more fun while we’re pretending to be engaged.
Nosorry I got carried away.
Nothis was a stupid idea, give me the ring back, I’m out,either, though.
Justthanks, and then he’s off to shower.
Without inviting me to join him.
Just like I didn’t invite him to join me when I went first in the shower.
He slips down the hallway, and I move to the floor to rub Chili’s fur. “You’re the best part about this situation,” I whisper to him.
He squints at me through one eye like he knows I’m lying.
Today was fun.
Not all of it. Definitely not all of it. Like Grandma being so mad about me being engaged to Dane.
Mom seems like she might come around first.
Especially after Dane fixed the mixer.
The town photo wasn’t the best.
Really could’ve done with that happening a week that I wasn’t home.
But starting the day with eggnog lattes with him? The swim in the lake? The trip to Grand Rapids? The date on the beach and the canoe ride?
Fun.
Yes. Definitely fun. Far more fun than having a fake fiancé should be.
Headlights flash through the window, and I leap to my feet.
Is someone dropping another letter?
Chili hardly moves.
