My gaze falls to her bottom lip which she bites before snapping to her eyes.
“Thank you for everything you’ve done this summer.”
Yeah, it’s official. I’m an idiot.
The expression on her face stays the same as she just stares at me. If she was hoping I was going to say anything else, she doesn’t show it.
“Of course. It’s what you hired me for.”
She turns for the door.
“Wait.”
Fuck.
Just let her go.
“Yeah?”
There it is. The hope in her eyes.
I swallow, my hand reaching up to brush her cheek. Her eyes close as she inhales, her head tilting into my hand.
I know what I want. Why can’t I just let myself have it? What do I have to do to convince myself that I can have it?
“Can I walk you home?”
“That’s probably not a good idea, Simon.”
I drop my forehead to hers.
“No, it’s probably not.”
I just want to stay here, with her this close to me.
She moves out of my hold quickly and is out the door before I can say anything else.
I stand in the doorway, watching her until she’s safely inside her house, and then I retreat into mine.
If I’m going to be the man Greer deserves, where do I start?
I blow out a breath, carry Grey to his room, mentally prepare myself for him to wake up at the ass crack of dawn, and then I head down to my office and pull out a pen.
You can’t fix yourself.
Yes, I can. I can and I will.
First things first. Turn every negative thought into a positive one.
Second thing, talk to someone. Share the thoughts I never share with anyone else and find a way to work through them.
I don’t think it matters who it is as long as I’m talking.
I have to.
If I don’t, this fear of losing Greer will take on a whole new meaning.
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
