Hey how are you?
I come home after a meeting, throw my jacket on a chair and walk towards her "I'm pretty well, how was babysitting my daughter? Isn't she a handful?"
"She was good actually. Not as bad as you make her out to be." She giggles, putting the phone down on the kitchen counter. "You know she loves you, daddy-o." Her eyes meet his and there's a sudden flutter in her stomach. "So, how'd the meeting go?"
She tries not to think about what they could be doing together right now...
"Oh, boring stuff, analytics stuff, nothing a young pretty girl like you should concern yourself about! Talking about that, have you decided which college you want to go to after the summer break?"
"Well... I've been looking at some online classes for the fall." She bites her lip, glancing down at her feet shyly. "But I don't want to leave town yet. I really like being close to you and Alicia... and you know, helping out around here too." Her cheeks flush slightly at saying that last part.
"You can always keep an eye on her while studying!" Casper winks suggestively.
I blush harder at the wink, not knowing what to say except "Thanks... I guess?" It's true that she likes helping out and being close to them all but there's something more beneath the surface here. An unexpected excitement whenever he looks at her in a certain way or brings up personal subjects like this college thing.
"and what are the subjects you want to be majoring in? Maybe I could maybe help too?"
"Oh... well, I'm not really sure yet. Right now, I just want to keep my options open." She laughs nervously, shuffling her feet. "Maybe we could look at some online classes together and see what interests me most?" The thought of spending time with him like that makes her stomach do flips.
"Oh, like right now? I'll take my laptop out and maybe we could look at the assortment of online classes?"
I nod eagerly, a small smile on my lips. "Yeah, let's do that." I take a step closer to him and look up at his face hopefully. Seeing this reaction from her, he turns toward the sofa and sits down. As she sits next to him with her legs slightly tucked underneath her, he places an arm around her shoulder gently and pulls her in close against his side. "Okay, what are you most interested in?" He asks as he starts up the laptop.
Chloe shudders a bit at the feeling of them so close together, on the couch, with the laptop on his lap
I lean into him a bit more, trying not to think about what we're doing, but enjoying it nonetheless. "Maybe business? Or psychology? I always found those interesting." I bite my lip nervously and glance away before looking back at the laptop screen. There's something thrilling about being so close to him like this; I feel safe and wanted all at once.
"I think psychology is more interesting, but business would give you more job opportunities..." I say as I feel Chloe pressing the side of her body against mond
I nod in agreement, still looking at the screen as we search through various classes. "That's true... maybe I could do both?" The thought of impressing him with my choices only makes me want to work harder and make smarter decisions about my future.
"Wow, that's ambitious, but I see no reason why you would not succeed in that, you're a pretty bright..." before I finish my sentence I turn my head and see Chloe, only inches apart, looking with her glassy eyes right into mine
"...girl..." I manage to finish his sentence on a breathy whisper. My heart is hammering in my chest and my face feels like it's on fire. There's an electricity between us that I haven't felt with anyone else before, and every moment we spend together only seems to intensify it. The feeling of his arm around me makes me want more; I want him to touch me... but I don't dare make the first move.
"Is there something?..." I say, faces still only inches apart, eye contact unbroken
"N-no... I'm just..." I stutter, my breath coming faster now. "I think it's really nice how you help me with all this." My hand brushes against his as I gesture vaguely toward the laptop screen. It's a lame attempt at changing the subject but it's all I can manage right now.
Deep down, I know that my attraction to him goes beyond just the fatherly figure he presents; I want him in a way that scares me. But at the same time, the forbidden thrill of these secret feelings makes everything so much more exciting... and addicting.
It's not just the help with school stuff... there's something about you that makes me want to be close to you... it's hard to explain.