#Chapter9

Gravitational pull

Lucille

Did you ever meet someone, and they pulled you to them? That’s how Grayson made me endure. Even before we shared our first kiss, something drew me to him, making me bother him.

Since our kiss, two forces pushed us together. I never thought about older guys or even guys my age in a romantic sense. A romance was last on my mind. Now it’s the first.

After our date, I wasn’t sure what would happen. The date was a fluke. So, I played it cool.

“Are you almost done, Lucille?” Grayson asked.

He walked over to me as he wrote on his clipboard.

“Almost.”

I...