Naomi
I couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t right. The shop was doing extremely well. The world hadn’t fallen apart. Erik had seemed to forget about me completely. Alastair didn’t stop by as often, which was sad, but understandable. Atticus and I had come to a standstill. Between the two of us, we were just too busy to be together. Sure, we grabbed lunch together whenever we could, but that was it. Either he was too tired to come over, or I simply wasn’t in the mood. And I was entirely sure how to fix it. After our first time, I had been somewhat excited to plan a date for our second time. Which I had hoped would include intercourse. However, I didn’t want that anymore. I didn’t have any regrets, but I was secretly relieved that he hadn’t penetrated me.
“Penny for your thou
