Chapter 14
EmryShe noticed the pattern. How could she not? It wasn’t something she set out to accomplish purposely, but they avoided all talk of the future.
It loomed between them, the future. Immediate issues—what film to watch, what to eat, Gemma’s rescue mission—were fair game. Anything beyond Gemma’s safe return was a no man’s land of f*******n conversation.
And that was fine? Probably. Look, Gemma was her priority. Sure, snuggling on the couch and watching movies was great, but they weren’t dating.
Oh no… were they dating?
The urge to ask Ren what he expected from their relationship and where he thought it would go overwhelmed her, so she made cookies. Lots and lots of cookies.
“This one is good,” Ren said, shoving an entire peanut butter cookie in his mouth.
“You said that abo
