All Chapters of Almost Yours: Chapter 71 - Chapter 79

Emerald I didn't  know what was more frightening-- the fact that I had just told him the truth or how his face lit up like the forth of July. He moved closer to me and adjusted a strand of hair back into my ear. It was unnecessary. I liked it that way but his touch ignited something inside of me. 

James

Emerald Entering the house, I rushed to the bathroom immediately, avoiding to see Mimi who I guessed was still asleep in the room. I rinsed my face and dried it with a towel before deciding to take my clothes off for a shower. Every image of how my clothes got off in the first place was a candid memory. His delicate touch and carresses.

Emerald A week later, I had blocked James and stopped seeing Devin either even though it was hard and I was being erratic. I needed to be about myself alone. I couldn't go on with two guys on my head, one in which was an ex and I’d recently slept with and decided keeping it from my friend. I had a feeling Mimi suspected something

EmeraldLater that night, Mimi excused herself to the bathroom and just didn't show up anymore so I decided to call her and apparently she had just gotten really sick and wanted to go home, ditching her partners in from with a bathroom lie.

Emerald “Are you seriously not gonna talk to me over last night?” Mimi asked, cornering me as I was making my way out of the bathroom. She threw her hands in surrender after a while. “Alright fine. I over did it but then... it’s just me looking out for you.”

Emerald If it was the right thing then why did I feel so down? 

Emerald It didn't make sense that I was rushing to pick him up at the pub, knowing well it could have been a set up. But that didn't stop me from wanting to know what was up with him.&

JamesClearing my eyes, I fluttered at my room's ceiling, wondering how I made it home with no car and ride. How did I end up at home?