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aww lol“So you had a craving for…”
The gentle hand on the back of her neck made her look up. “You. I had a craving for you, he whispered.
Oh, boy. Here we go.
~Part 16~
At lunchtime Sydney made her announcement to Francie and Carrie about no more blind dates.
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Sydney shrugged. She couldn’t tell them that she felt guilty accepting dates when she wanted to be with another man. How could she tell them about her feelings for Michael?
“I want to thank all of you. You’re dear friends, but no more. Okay?
“Okay, “ Francie said.
“I’ll agree, too, “ Carrie said. “On one condition. If I find a really great guy that I don’t want, of course, I get to send him your way.”
Sydney smiled and agreed, but she already knew a really great guy.
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Gently he skimmed knuckles across her cheek. “Syd, I could hurt you.”
“Why would you believe that?”
“You want things I’ll never consider, “he said even as he kissed her cheek, the bridge of her nose.
“Some people aren’t very good at making relationships work.”
Sydney dug into her shoulder bag for her wallet. “One naked hot dog coming up.” As he flashed that bright smile at her, Sydney’s chest filled with instant love. What a joy he was. That wasn’t the smartest thinking, she knew. She shouldn’t get too attached to him. She didn’t want to become too important in his life, then disappear, and hurt him.
“Yippie!” He swiveled a look in Sydney’s direction. “ You, too?”
Sydney saw an unusually wide grin on Jake’s face. Was five years old too young to start matchmaking?
She shook her head. “No, I can’t stay.” She thought they needed time before Jake left town.
“When will you read the end of that story you started?” Jake asked.
“I’ll be back to finish that story. I promise.” When she crouched at his level, he threw his arms around her neck.
“I had fun today.”
Sydney’s heart swelled. “Me, too, “ she whispered in his ear. “Me, too.” letting him go was harder than she’d expected. She started for the door. That’s when she saw Michael’s scowl.
“Is something wrong?”
He stalled, saying nothing until Jake was out of hearing range. “How did it go tonight?”
I fell in love.” We had fun. He’s hard to resist. “
Jake appeared beside him suddenly and smiled. “Bye, Sydney.”
Sydney waved at him. A yearning within her grew even stronger. She wouldn’t forget this day, this moment. Wittingly or not, both of these males held the promise of everything she wanted in life.
“Will you be seeing her?” she asked after cautious sip of the steaming brew.
“Her’ being…?”
“Jake told me all about her. Sydney Bristow. Brunette, tall, great at playing pinball, never been fishing. He’d quite smitten. Are you?”
“Yeah., I like her a lot.”
“So what are you gonna do about it?”
“Who’s he?” Casey asked with Michael’s approach.
“Sydney’s doctor, “Carrie informed her.
“Hmm.” Casey propped her chin on her fist. “ He could examine me anytime.”
“About the woman’s message on your answering machine.“ She remembered hearing the woman‘s voice on the message pleading with Michael to come see her at her place.
“ I deleted it.”
Emotion swirled inside her. “You deleted it? She couldn’t stop a smile.
Lightly he toyed with the chain of her gold necklace. “Pleased?”
“I came because I remembered the deli.”
“So you had a craving for…”
The gentle hand on the back of her neck made her look up. “You. I had a craving for you, he whispered.
Oh, boy. Here we go.
That is like the best line in the whole story.“You. I had a craving for you, he whispered.