Book 5: Who's for Dessert?

Heidi

Cal looks up at me, his eyes slightly widened in surprise as if asking me what’s gotten into me.

“That was the sweetest thing anyones ever said to me,” I explain, my heart beating rapidly against my ribcage.

“It’s the truth,” he tells me honestly, caressing my cheek with tenderness.

I’m sure my heart is about to jump out of my chest. Why do I feel so emotional? Everything he says and does to me seems so genuine, like he truly wants to make me happy.

I don’t think I’ve ever felt this way toward another man before. It’s an unknown feeling to me, but if I could dare say it, I’d guess it’s love.

Or at least something similar to it.

He might not feel the same way about me, but right now, I don’t mind. I just want to be with him and enjoy whatever time I have with him all to myself. Being with Cal makes me happier than anything else I’ve ever experienced in my life–even getting lost in a good book.

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