Carrie
Gary pulled back before our lips could meet.
The sleekness in his evasion was enough to slap proper sense into me, so I swiftly adjusted my position and cleared my throat to help get rid of the awkwardness I invited into the space.
“Carrie…” Gary sounded unbothered by the insane thing that almost happened so I took that as a sign to not brood over the mistake I almost made so much. Gary reached for my hand and gave it a squeeze. “I can help you start a new life.”
My head was quick to whip in his direction. I loosened the way I bit into my lower lip and my eyes felt ticklish with slight excitement as I asked, “Can you really do that?”
“Of course.”
“But how? I doubt you have enough money to help me out of this predicament.”
Gary laughed and my concern abounded. I was not joking
