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"Because I don't want to leave you alone, Renner You're under my skin, and it's an itch I mean to scratch"
Renner surprises me when she sits down across the table fro me There's plenty of other wo soo, I'ain"
Bells go off insomeone else after I kissed you, did you? And you're mad about it"
She scoffs at me "Of course, I'm not mad about that I barely remember your kiss"
"Then why bring it up at all?"
"Because I' special about me Move on"
I lean forward across the table "Aaaahhh But there is soo, you told irl had ever done that before, nor since It sort of makes you stand out"
Her eyes narrow atthat other girl didn't , that I was the only one on your mind the entire time?"
My insides squirm a bit because it's truth time and I hope it doesn't hurt too much when I lay it on her "RennerI was nineteen years old then I was young, stupid and perpetually horny I'd be lying to you if I told you I hesitated before irl But hold these words as trueI've thought about you plenty over the years, and you're all that's on my mind now"
Her face goes a little pale ather that I expect her to get up from the table and storm off Instead, she takes a deep breath and looks at ot off on the wrong foot I'd be more than happy to be your friend, but that's all it will be I'm just not interested in you in any other way"
I lean forward a bit closer,your friend You have Cady for that No I want so a bit different froet it"
She sighs and stands back up "Whatever I' to talk sense into you"
"Good Because it's an absolute waste of your tio whenever you are And I'll see you home, safe and sound"
She wavers just ato coood curse to let loose Then she deflates and turns away, storab her purse from behind the bar
CHAPTER 5
Renner
This is the fourth night in a row that Cillian has come in to eat dinner at The Hibernian He always sits in my section and nurses a few beers He eats his meal and either types on his laptop or scratches stuff on a pad of paper Whatever he's writing, he gets very involved and has no clue what's going on around him
Soaze will stop when he finds rin so
And it bugs the shit out ofat hiht now
He looks incredibly hot tonight, wearing nothing ray t-shirt that molds well to his chest and upper ardown over his forehead And I'm not sure if it's weird or not, but I find it incredibly sexy that he's wearing wire-riht I've noticed hie of his nose This caused me to notice more details about the tattoos he has on the inside of each wrist One says "Love" and the other says "Hope" and he has his band's logo inked on his left forearm
Shah to know that he has a habit of tapping the end of his pen on his side-by-side lip rings when he's concentrating
Yes, I stare at him a lot
For the last three nights, Cillian has walkedht, I didn't say a word to hie me, but I refused to answer any of his questions So he just started talking and I had no choice but to listen for the fifteen minutes him to walk me to my apartment
I learned all about his band it was actually interesting stuff He met his drummer and best friend, Sean Lundie, while they were both attending The Royal Academy of Music in London Surprised would not even describe the e when Cillian told e and ask him more about it Hetheir first year and formed OTE They picked up their keyboardist, Daniel Paden, and bassist, Maeve Mullowney, after holding open auditions at The Hibernian one night
Cillian had just started to tell me about their rise to success e reached my apartment door I hate to adardless of whether or not I wanted to get involved with Cillian, I did find hi Instead, he just watched me patiently as I unlocked my door I didn't look at hiht, cailin alainn," before shutting the door on him