not.
“Dad made breakfast, sleepyhead.” Kim called out from the living room doorway. She was the only teenager I knew who was always up bright and early.
I tossed the blanket that had been placed over me aside. My shirt had been buttoned up already. What was seeing him this morning going to be like? I wanted him again. Wanted more. I hoped our encounter was n’t a one-time fling .
When I made my way into the kitchen, Will was facing away. Quietly, I pulled out a chair and sat down. Homemade waffles were for breakfast. I made myself a plate and piled on the whip ped cream from the nearby can.
“Good morning, Chastity.” He said when he turned around holding a cup of coffee. The cup read, “World’s Greatest Dad.” I could tell he was heading to work from the way he was dressed, but on a Saturday? I didn’t know if it would have matter ed if he was home or not, but I didn’t want him to leave.
Visions from the night before flashed through my mind. I licked the whipped topping off my silverware before I responded. I liked the way he was staring at me tongue the white cream . “Morning, Mr. Samuels. I hope you slept well.”
He adjusted his pants and took a sip of his coffee. “Very well, thank you.”
Kimberly stood up. She’d finished her food. “I’m going to take a shower so we can go out, Chastity.”
“Sounds good.”
“Maybe we can find some dates for later who aren’t h orrendously boring.” She added and I glanced back to William.
He waited until Kim was gone before he asked, “Are you…okay?”
I nodded. “Yeah, are you?”
It must have been a funny thing to ask him because he started laughing. “Yes, I’m fine. ” At least it broke the tension, a little. “Last night…I’m not sure what that was, but it probably shouldn’t happen again.” He spoke with authority in his tone.
The pain in my eyes must have shown, but I nodded. “Probably.” I picked at my waf fle, trying to look distracted. Maybe I wasn’t good enough? The worries that ran through my mind were unlimited.
Will checked his watch and frowned. “I’m going to be late, but we can talk about it when I get home if you’d like.”
“Sure, whenever.” I was trying to play it off that it wasn’t a big deal to me. Wasn’t that how I was supposed to act? I wondered. I sure as hell didn’t think screaming, “I’ve loved you for years!” would be enticing. So…I didn’t.
He sat his coffee on the counter and picked up his briefcase, walking toward the door. I can understand the dilemma he was in. I was young and I was his daughter’s best friend. Then again, I had graduated and I was old enough to legally make my own choices.
I knew I should say something. Do something before I never got another chance. “Will!” I called out as he twisted the knob on the front door. He stopped and turned around. I stood up, running across the room. My arms went up around his neck as I stretched up on my tiptoes, pressing my lips to his. It was terrifying and completely out of character for me, but this was William Samuels we were talking about.
Surprisingly, he dropped his briefcase and wrapped his arms around me, lifting me up. My legs went around him and he returned the kiss with passion tenfold. “This is so bad, Chastity. So bad.” He whispered into my ear after the kisses . I could tell he didn’t want to let me go, but he eventually lowered me to my feet.
“Sorry.” I said softly.
He just smiled and gave me another kiss, this time on the cheek. I could tell he was confused. “Have fun today.”
Will was gone before I could say or do anything else.
As usual, Kim and I ended up at the local mall. There wasn’t much else to do in the town. So…we went shopping. The selection in the stores was the same as it had been for months, but we enjoyed ourselves anyway. I