Chapter 32

After our talk, it seems as though David has taken what I said to heart. Over the course of the next few days, he talks to me more—little comments and quips, just like before this emotional rollercoaster started. It makes my chest feel warm, the excitement of our developing relationship hitting home the more I look over at him, smile at him, and tease him back.

It has almost made me forget about the other side of our relationship—the physical side, the one that has been there from the second he stepped into the Red Room, the side that I have been itching for, for weeks.

It isn’t until I’m in the car on the way home one day that I am reminded of it.

Absentmindedly scrolling through my phone, my attention is drawn to him when I feel his hand slide onto my knee.

“I have a meeting tonight,” he says, as I keep my eyes on my phone. “At t