Page 67 of Just Enough

She placed her hands on her hips. “You were working with the spider weren’t you?”

I laughed at her ridiculousness. “Yes. I was in cahoots with the spider.”

“Now that the truth is out in the open, let’s talk about how you never even closed your eyes!”

“I need them open to see.”

“Exactly!” She huffed. “You saw all my goods.”

“Yes. I saw your half-shaven peter eater,” I confirmed.

“Who even says peter eater?” Her face went red. “I hate you.”

“But Gorilla Ben loves you.” She tried not to smile. “You want him to show you by banging on his chest?”

“Oh, please don’t.” She looked horrified, so of course, I had to do it. I started making gorilla noises and pounding my chest. Once I had a good rhythm going, I scooped her up into my arms while she protested and laughed.

“You’re so annoying.” Only she was smiling, and that was all that mattered.

“Should I sling you over my shoulder?” I asked her.

“Please don’t.”

So, I did, of course.

That put her perfect ass right next to my face. I slapped it, and she covered it with her hands. “Please, put me down!” I carried her to the couch and dropped down on it with her. Her legs were on mine as her ass bounced on the cushion. She lifted herself up with her arms laughing, and when our eyes met, I swear I felt static. Every day, what I felt continued to grow. We had this perfect rhythm going, just the two of us… Just a little more because just enough wasn’t doing it for me anymore.

I couldn’t just be her friend.

So easy. I could pull her in and kiss her. I could seduce her with a kiss, but I wasn’t sure I’d ever be able to mend our relationship after.

I wish I knew what she was thinking right now. All I needed was some sort of sign that I had a chance, and I’d take it. I’d run with it. I’d show her just how much I’d worship her. All I needed was her to show me, grab me, touch me, fucking kiss me.Anything.

The way her eyes called to me, danced with mine lately, felt nothing like friendship. It felt like they sought to possess…but this was Emily… I second-guessed myself when it came to her. I’d been in this loop with her for so long, it wasn’t easy to get out.

But I sure as hell didn’t want to stay any longer. Just being next to her was no longer enough anymore. I needed her as my one and only.

“Emily,” I started.

Her phone started ringing, and she jumped a foot off the couch away from me. And that was when I knew I couldn’t handle this anymore. My heart was beating right out of my chest, I had to take a deep breath just to ease it. Only it didn’t help. Being in this apartment with her every day was wearing me down and turning me inside out.

I feared I would truly become an ape and run off with her into the woods.

And just like that, my phone started ringing too. Our cell phones echoed in the living room. It was like the universe was trying to say something. Like it was trying to tell me to lay it all out on the table or continue to torture myself. Emily silenced hers, but I answered mine without even seeing who it was. “Hello?”

“You answered.” It was Kelly.

Shit.

“Kelly.”

That got Emily’s attention, she turned her head around casually as she stood next to the couch.

“You never did give me an answer about hanging out today?”

Oh yeah. I hadn’t, but I hadn’t planned to go. Emily kept her eyes on me. “What time?”

“How about we meet at Crash’s in an hour?” Kelly asked over the phone.