“I’ll drop you off.”
“No, a walk would be good.I’m sorry, dude.I think stuff is just starting to leak out without my permission now.”He sighed and leaned more heavily into me.
I kissed his temple, inhaling the scent of his hair product.“We finally broke the dam, huh?”
“Fuckkkk.”But he laughed and sagged heavier in my arms.
“Hey,” I whispered.
“Mmm?”
“It was fun to pretend we don’t have baggage for a few weeks,” I said.“But I’m here for it.All of it.”
He nodded and stood taller, pulling away gently.
I didn’t want to let him go.I didn’t want to kiss him goodbye or get into my car and leave the city.But I also felt surer of myself, of him, than I ever had before.
***
I fell into bed almost the second I got home.I had no idea how Diego was going to work a full shift; I was blissfully exhausted.And a little bit chafed, if I’m honest.I slept so long, I slept through my alarm on Sunday morning and almost didn’t make it to my lunch date with Mom.
We tried to meet up at least once a month for lunch.She’d moved out of the house I grew up in a few years ago and was now living her best life in a fancy apartment complex one town over.Still about forty minutes from me, but if we met at my favorite Greek place in Weirton, it cut the drive in half.Win-win.
Especially when I was running late.I got through the door, though, and found her at her favorite table by the window, two glasses of wine already on the table.
Yeah, I have a wine mom.It’s pretty great.
“Honey.”She laughed and stood for a hug.
“Sorry, sorry.”I wrapped her up and squeezed.
“It’s fine.Thank you for texting, though.”
I kissed her cheek and pulled her chair out a little more for her to sit.
“You look very fresh.”She floated down into her seat elegantly.
I slid into mine.“Do I?”
“Yes, very bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.Or is that just from being in a hurry?”
“Not really.Sort of.”I grabbed the water before the wine, though.Was still a little dehydrated from a full day in Diego’s bed.
So very, very fucking worth it.
“I ordered for you.”
“Thanks.”I chugged half the glass of water.
She cocked her head slightly.“So, what have you been doing this weekend?”
“I grabbed Diego after work on Friday.We hung out at his place.Really nice, low-key.”
She smiled.“So, it’s getting serious?”
“On my end it is.”
She frowned a little.“I see.”
