“Please, don’t touch me.” I drop my head into my hands and try to conceal my emotions. “I’m so sorry. I-I can’t do this.”
“Can’t do what?”
“This!”
“Why?”
“I just can’t.” I stand up shakily, snatch my underwear off the floor, and step into them, then finish dressing. “I’m so sorry, Luke.”
“We can talk through this. Just wait.” He grabs his boxers off the ground and pulls them up hastily as I make my way to the door.
“No. Good night.” I open the door and sprint down the stairs.
***
Once home, I practically rip the clothes off my body. My heart still hasn’t slowed. After what happened with Benjamin and then with Luke, I’m quite sure it’s a huge possibility I’ll have a heart attack tonight.
I turn the knob on the shower and let the cold water hit my sensitive body. I’m ashamed that I aroused Luke like that and then left. I couldn’t fool myself into pretending I was thinking about his hazel eyes.
Green. Emerald green…that’s all I see.
CHAPTER NINETEEN
“Hello?” I answer my cell groggily, not even bothering to open my eyes.
“Happy birthday, baby girl!”Marilyn shouts and Kevin whoops in the background.
“Aw, thank you. What time is it?”
“It’s noon! Get up! You don’t want to sleep your birthday away!”
Actually, I do.
“I’m sleepy.”
“Too bad. We’re going to be there at five to set up decorations!”
Wait, what?
“Decorations?” I sit up.
“We are the best people ever, honestly.”
“Yes we are!”Kevin sings in the background.
“Please don’t say a party,” I grumble and Marilyn laughs.
“See you at five!”
I am definitely not in party mode tonight. There are three missed calls from Luke. I press his name and let the phone ring.
“Darcy?”
“Hi.”
“Oh good. You’re okay.”
“I’m so sorry I did that to you last night. I shouldn’t have,” I apologize, lacking the brain power to grovel any further.
