Never Enough - By Ashley Johnson Page 0,16

closer. I was right, he had been drinking whiskey and I savored every minute of our kiss. This one I would definitely remember tomorrow.

He pulled away and looked at me with a glimmer of hope in his eyes. He looked as though he was going to kiss me again and I anxiously awaited it but Halley came bursting in suddenly and we tore our hands off each other before she could catch on. "Hey everyone's starting to clear out, you ready to start closing this place down?"

"Yeah sure thing, I was just making sure the guys got paid for tonight." I quickly brushed my hands over my lips to feel where he just was.

Trevor gave a quick thank you and walked out the door, shutting it behind him. Halley turned to face me and asked with a grin on her face, "So Macy what was that?"

"What are you talking about?" I brushed my lips again. Halley would figure me out there was no doubt about that at all, but I'd keep this secret as long as I could.

She gave me a sly grin and replied," Oh ok I see. I’ll meet you out by the bar." She winked then walked out closing the door behind her. She wasn’t stupid. She knew exactly what had happened. I had to sit at Uncle Gary's chair for a moment or two to process everything that just happened. I leaned back in his office chair and stared at the ceiling with a goofy grin on my face. I can’t believe what just happened. And everything that just happened, it changes everything.

Chapter 5

After closing up The Lounge, I shot my Uncle Gary a text to let him know everything went smoothly and the bar was still standing. I even let him know the fire extinguishers didn’t need to be taken out. He appreciated that and sent me a text saying thank you. I rode home with Halley and Marcus in silence trying to decipher the night’s events. I never saw Trevor leave. Matter of fact, I hadn’t seen him since our kiss. He probably left while I was still in the office trying to catch my breath. Maybe that was a good thing but part of me hoped he would have stuck around so I could have seen him again before we left. Would this make things awkward now? I mean basically he kissed and ran. I sure hope it wasn’t a mistake.

We walked in the door and I tossed my purse on the kitchen counter. Marcus was staying the night so he and Halley basically ran to her room before I could say goodnight or good show. I rolled my eyes and grabbed my purse and went to my room. I snatched my phone out of my purse to put it on the charger by my nightstand. As I plugged it up the screen lit up with a text from Trevor. My heart sorta skipped a beat and I smiled. I was nervous just a few minutes ago that maybe this was all a mistake with how he left the bar but he actually texted me. I opened the message to see what he said. "Can I see you tomorrow?" I made sure to save his number earlier this morning to save any future heart attacks.

I stared at the screen afraid to answer. We had already crossed the lines, what else could we possibly get into? My breath was held as I typed my answer. "Sure." There was no going back.

"I'll text you in the morning. Goodnight beautiful."

Grinning from ear to ear and blushing I replied," Goodnight."

I had to splash my face with cold water after I reread my text messages that morning to make sure I didn't make it up in my sleep. It was definitely not a dream, this was real life and I was still grinning from ear to ear. Shit! What do people like Trevor James do during the daylight hours? I’d never seen him outside of The Lounge now that I thought about it. Seeing him there was usually enough. Halley and Marcus were still sleeping so I crept into the kitchen to grab a glass of orange juice. I didn't like keeping secrets, especially from Gary, but it had to be done. I vowed that to myself. At least until we knew what we could possibly be. What if we didn’t work? If I were never enough for him, then why would I risk telling Gary anything and