He stared at her, his eyes searching her face. Her voice had been calm, and she wasn’t laughing. That meant she was serious.
“I know what you’re thinking,” Alicia said, brushing some crumbs from her lips and reaching for a slice of pizza. “We had a deal that this was just a fling… no strings, no expectations. But I want more, not forever, just three months. I want to know what it feels like to be in a relationship again.”
Bryan blinked slowly, still not saying a word. He couldn’t tell if this was real or if it was some twisted joke, but looking at her, he knew she was serious. She took a bite from the slice like she hadn’t just dropped a bombshell.
“I mean, it’s fine if you’re not cool with it,” she added casually, eyes on the pizza, not on him.
He let out a deep breath, rubbed his tem
