Chapter 14
Becca’s hair fell around her face as she fumbled in her wallet. When she looked up, her eyes widened. Aidan surmised she was expecting someone other than him to deliver takeout. He rolled his shoulders, willing the tension out of his body. He cleared his throat. “I, uh, thought I’d stop by before you left.”
Her eyes held his for a long moment. He could see the beat of her pulse start to flutter in her neck. He was caught in the middle of his mixed emotions. He was not upset she was leaving on principle. He completely supported her actually taking a break for once in her life. Yet, he wanted this, whatever this was between them, to have a clearer definition, so he could know if it was okay to say he would miss her. Dammit, he wanted more time. Things between them were too fresh
