“We’re going to give him the guestroom, the one right next to yours.”
Butterflies immediately began to fly in my stomach. Was it fate that was bringing Steven and I together? If so, why was it happening in such a twisted manner? Why did he have to be the son of my stepdad?
“That sounds good, Mom,” I said, still in shock and trying to take it all in. “I’ll make sure I come straight home after work to help everyone get unpacked.”
“Yes, please do,” my mom responded. “I’ll be making dinner too and I want you to be here.”
I turned and walked out the front door. Then I hopped in my car and began making my way toward my new job, still in shock as to how much can change in such a short amount of time.
Chapter 6
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T he first day at my job went well. I found myself counting down the hours, though, excited to get home. As soon as my shift was over, I said goodbye to all of my new co-workers and then went to the bathroom to make sure my make up and hair looked good. I found myself wanting to impress Steven.
“You’re going to have to get over this crush, Kelsey,” I whispered to myself, as I stood alone in front of the mirror in the bathroom of my office building. “It’s only going to lead to trouble...”
I brushed my blonde hair back over my shoulders and then touched up my mascara. Then I took a deep sigh, cocking my head to the side.
Life is very, very weird... I thought. It’s funny how things work out. It’s like whatever you really want, you aren’t allowed to have.
I stood there for a moment then turned to leave, making my way home. The entire drive, I had butterflies in my stomach. I felt nervous, like I was going on my first date or something. It was ridiculous. I was just going home to see my family. But all I could think about was when I had first met Steven on my mother’s wedding day. His beautiful blue eyes, the masculine stubble on his face, the way his deep voice sent a pleasurable tingle down my body and into my nether regions. I felt so wrong thinking about him like that but I couldn’t help it, despite how hard I tried.
When I pulled up to the house, I saw that the lights were on inside. The moving truck was gone, but there were two other cars there, one of which I didn’t recognize. I assumed that it was Steven’s.
I pulled up and parked behind it, then took a deep breath before hopping out of the car. Then I grabbed my purse and headed inside.
As soon as I stepped in the house, the smell of freshly baked lasagna entered my nostrils. A smile crossed my face immediately. My mom knew how to make me happy.
I heard voices coming from the kitchen as I kicked off my shoes and hung my purse up on the coat hangar near the front door.
“Sounds like Kelsey is home!” I heard my mom’s voice call out.
A burst of excitement shot through me as I walked toward the kitchen. I was about to see Steven for the second time. I walked up the tile steps that led away from the front door and then turned toward the smell of the lasagna. When I turned the corner, though, I only saw my mom and William sitting at the dining room table.
“Hey, baby!” my mom said. “How was your first day at the new job?”
I smiled and was about to respond, when I felt someone walk up behind me, placing their hands gently on my lower back.
“What’s up, sis?” a man’s voice whispered.
I recognized it immediately. The deep vibration of his voice caused my eyes to close slightly and my breathing to quicken.
“Hey...” I responded, still overwhelmed with a tingling sensation in my body. “How are you?”
Steven kept his hand on my lower back for a moment and then stepped to my side, looking down at me and smiling playfully.
“I’m good,” he responded. “Just getting settled in here.”
My mom waved both of us over to the table.
“Come on, guys,” she said. “Dinner is getting cold.”
Steven kept his eyes locked with mine for a moment. It was like he
Butterflies immediately began to fly in my stomach. Was it fate that was bringing Steven and I together? If so, why was it happening in such a twisted manner? Why did he have to be the son of my stepdad?
“That sounds good, Mom,” I said, still in shock and trying to take it all in. “I’ll make sure I come straight home after work to help everyone get unpacked.”
“Yes, please do,” my mom responded. “I’ll be making dinner too and I want you to be here.”
I turned and walked out the front door. Then I hopped in my car and began making my way toward my new job, still in shock as to how much can change in such a short amount of time.
Chapter 6
––––––––
T he first day at my job went well. I found myself counting down the hours, though, excited to get home. As soon as my shift was over, I said goodbye to all of my new co-workers and then went to the bathroom to make sure my make up and hair looked good. I found myself wanting to impress Steven.
“You’re going to have to get over this crush, Kelsey,” I whispered to myself, as I stood alone in front of the mirror in the bathroom of my office building. “It’s only going to lead to trouble...”
I brushed my blonde hair back over my shoulders and then touched up my mascara. Then I took a deep sigh, cocking my head to the side.
Life is very, very weird... I thought. It’s funny how things work out. It’s like whatever you really want, you aren’t allowed to have.
I stood there for a moment then turned to leave, making my way home. The entire drive, I had butterflies in my stomach. I felt nervous, like I was going on my first date or something. It was ridiculous. I was just going home to see my family. But all I could think about was when I had first met Steven on my mother’s wedding day. His beautiful blue eyes, the masculine stubble on his face, the way his deep voice sent a pleasurable tingle down my body and into my nether regions. I felt so wrong thinking about him like that but I couldn’t help it, despite how hard I tried.
When I pulled up to the house, I saw that the lights were on inside. The moving truck was gone, but there were two other cars there, one of which I didn’t recognize. I assumed that it was Steven’s.
I pulled up and parked behind it, then took a deep breath before hopping out of the car. Then I grabbed my purse and headed inside.
As soon as I stepped in the house, the smell of freshly baked lasagna entered my nostrils. A smile crossed my face immediately. My mom knew how to make me happy.
I heard voices coming from the kitchen as I kicked off my shoes and hung my purse up on the coat hangar near the front door.
“Sounds like Kelsey is home!” I heard my mom’s voice call out.
A burst of excitement shot through me as I walked toward the kitchen. I was about to see Steven for the second time. I walked up the tile steps that led away from the front door and then turned toward the smell of the lasagna. When I turned the corner, though, I only saw my mom and William sitting at the dining room table.
“Hey, baby!” my mom said. “How was your first day at the new job?”
I smiled and was about to respond, when I felt someone walk up behind me, placing their hands gently on my lower back.
“What’s up, sis?” a man’s voice whispered.
I recognized it immediately. The deep vibration of his voice caused my eyes to close slightly and my breathing to quicken.
“Hey...” I responded, still overwhelmed with a tingling sensation in my body. “How are you?”
Steven kept his hand on my lower back for a moment and then stepped to my side, looking down at me and smiling playfully.
“I’m good,” he responded. “Just getting settled in here.”
My mom waved both of us over to the table.
“Come on, guys,” she said. “Dinner is getting cold.”
Steven kept his eyes locked with mine for a moment. It was like he
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