"That's great, Maya," his tone is soft. "When is the exam?"
"Tomorrow." I awkwardly lift the corners of my mouth. Why did I have to choose such an early date in my euphoria? "I don't know yet if..."
His hand finds mine. "Yes, you will. You can do it."
I shouldn't believe him, but I need his conviction too desperately. "Yes," I whisper tonelessly, and suddenly, it feels as if I'm standing naked in front of him.
He could do anything to me, and I wouldn't stop him.
Can he see the longing in my eyes? Does he see how defenseless he makes me?
"There's caaaaake!"
Sophia's deafening scream makes me flinch. Josh also looks around in confusion. When he realizes that his daughter is standing in the doorway, impatiently signaling for us to follow her, he springs up like a robot.
For a moment, I don't know whether to be grateful to Sophia for the interruption.
Perhaps I should be. My mind is more than aware of that.
But my heart says something else. I feel the desire to surrender myself into Josh's arms growing more and more intense. And I don't know how much longer I can hold myself back from just doing it.
