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Authors: Liz Schulte
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You have no idea what sort of damage you could do to the present.”
“No, I don’t, but the ghost found us for a reason. The mirror came to me for a reason . How can I ignore that? Obviously I need to be there.” Suddenly it hit me. What was more likely than having a perfect lookalike in the past? “I can’t believe I didn’t think of it. We saw someone who looked exactly like me. What if it was me? That would explain why Baker was there.”
Boone nodded. “But we don’t know what that reason is. We don’t even know why I get these visions or feelings. And with this one, I didn’t have a vision at all. It was just feelings. You’re the one who had the vision. It’s just as possible I was thinking about you when I saw the mirror and wanted an excuse to see you.” He parked the car in front of my house. “Or maybe this vision was warning you not to go into the past.”
I pressed my hands into my thighs. “We both know you’re lying. You don’t need an excuse to see me. We see each other all the time. I didn’t get a vision about a gunshot so I could ignore it. I have to do something. You of all people should understand that.”
“I know. I do,” he said. He smiled a little. “But I do make excuses to see you, even if they are just to myself. I don’t have to come to the bakery as often as I do. I probably shouldn’t, but my day feels incomplete if I don’t get to see you smile at least once. You are my happy place.” He inched closer, like he might kiss me. I leaned back.
Oh, cakeballs. I couldn’t keep putting this off. “There’s something I need to tell you,” I said, forcing myself not to bolt from the vehicle. “I’m seeing someone.”
He opened his mouth a couple times and settled for a nod. “Is it serious?”
“I don’t know, maybe. We haven’t really discussed it, but I felt like I needed to tell you before...” I leaned toward the door, hoping for an escape. “I really like you, but Phoenix and I—” I couldn’t put what we had or didn’t have into words. Sure, we were on a break, but I’d been thinking about him all day. Obviously it wasn’t over between us. No more secrets. Everything had to come out. Maybe it was a passing fling or maybe it would turn into something else. I wanted to find out which.
“I suspected as much when he came to the fairytale world with us.” Boone stared at the dashboard. “It doesn’t really change anything, though, does it? If you don’t know how you feel about him, then is it safe to assume you don’t love him?”
My mouth went dry. I had been trying my damnedest to not think about Phoenix in those terms. His words from the night before echoed in my mind. He had feelings for me, beyond just using me. That was what he said, but did he mean it or was he telling me what I wanted to hear? As much as I tried to doubt him, I knew the truth in my heart. He was upset when I told him we needed to take a break. He had admitted to having feelings, that he wasn’t ready for us to end, and that he did care that I went out with other people, and then I crushed him without even trying to resolve the issue. My head dropped into my hands. God, I made such a mess of things. But did I love him? The last person I had even considered the “L” word with was Baker, and as much as I wanted Baker to be out of my system, feelings for him still lingered in me. I couldn’t love anyone else while I was still in love with him.
“I’m not in love with Phoenix,” I said with more certainty than I felt.
Boone nodded, his eyes sparkling even in the darkness. “Then perhaps we could give dating another shot.”
I took a deep breath. “I’m not saying I couldn’t love him, just that I haven’t let myself. One of the things I like most about Phoenix is that everything is very casual. I don’t know that I’m ready to be in love again. When I moved here, Baker was one of the first people I met. I didn’t know who he was or why he found me. I mean
“No, I don’t, but the ghost found us for a reason. The mirror came to me for a reason . How can I ignore that? Obviously I need to be there.” Suddenly it hit me. What was more likely than having a perfect lookalike in the past? “I can’t believe I didn’t think of it. We saw someone who looked exactly like me. What if it was me? That would explain why Baker was there.”
Boone nodded. “But we don’t know what that reason is. We don’t even know why I get these visions or feelings. And with this one, I didn’t have a vision at all. It was just feelings. You’re the one who had the vision. It’s just as possible I was thinking about you when I saw the mirror and wanted an excuse to see you.” He parked the car in front of my house. “Or maybe this vision was warning you not to go into the past.”
I pressed my hands into my thighs. “We both know you’re lying. You don’t need an excuse to see me. We see each other all the time. I didn’t get a vision about a gunshot so I could ignore it. I have to do something. You of all people should understand that.”
“I know. I do,” he said. He smiled a little. “But I do make excuses to see you, even if they are just to myself. I don’t have to come to the bakery as often as I do. I probably shouldn’t, but my day feels incomplete if I don’t get to see you smile at least once. You are my happy place.” He inched closer, like he might kiss me. I leaned back.
Oh, cakeballs. I couldn’t keep putting this off. “There’s something I need to tell you,” I said, forcing myself not to bolt from the vehicle. “I’m seeing someone.”
He opened his mouth a couple times and settled for a nod. “Is it serious?”
“I don’t know, maybe. We haven’t really discussed it, but I felt like I needed to tell you before...” I leaned toward the door, hoping for an escape. “I really like you, but Phoenix and I—” I couldn’t put what we had or didn’t have into words. Sure, we were on a break, but I’d been thinking about him all day. Obviously it wasn’t over between us. No more secrets. Everything had to come out. Maybe it was a passing fling or maybe it would turn into something else. I wanted to find out which.
“I suspected as much when he came to the fairytale world with us.” Boone stared at the dashboard. “It doesn’t really change anything, though, does it? If you don’t know how you feel about him, then is it safe to assume you don’t love him?”
My mouth went dry. I had been trying my damnedest to not think about Phoenix in those terms. His words from the night before echoed in my mind. He had feelings for me, beyond just using me. That was what he said, but did he mean it or was he telling me what I wanted to hear? As much as I tried to doubt him, I knew the truth in my heart. He was upset when I told him we needed to take a break. He had admitted to having feelings, that he wasn’t ready for us to end, and that he did care that I went out with other people, and then I crushed him without even trying to resolve the issue. My head dropped into my hands. God, I made such a mess of things. But did I love him? The last person I had even considered the “L” word with was Baker, and as much as I wanted Baker to be out of my system, feelings for him still lingered in me. I couldn’t love anyone else while I was still in love with him.
“I’m not in love with Phoenix,” I said with more certainty than I felt.
Boone nodded, his eyes sparkling even in the darkness. “Then perhaps we could give dating another shot.”
I took a deep breath. “I’m not saying I couldn’t love him, just that I haven’t let myself. One of the things I like most about Phoenix is that everything is very casual. I don’t know that I’m ready to be in love again. When I moved here, Baker was one of the first people I met. I didn’t know who he was or why he found me. I mean
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