The Perfect Fix (Perfect Kisses #5) - Miley Maine Page 0,15

to think of parents like me who are on their own and struggling...”

“Well, I wanted to talk to you about that as well.” He leans closer to me, and I can feel my nerves spiking. I’m terrified of what he’s going to say. “My father raised me alone. My mother died when I was only nine, so it was just the pair of us, a bit like it’s you and Travis. We struggled; we didn’t have a lot. I might have a lot now, but I worked for that ever since I was an adult. I didn’t have that when I was young. So, I’m sorry that it seems like I was treating you like a charity case by paying off the school. That wasn’t my idea at all. I just wish that someone could have done the same for us when I was younger, to save my father from struggling... well, that’s where my head was at anyway.”

Wow, now he’s making me think about Travis’s point of view. I’ve considered him when it comes to the education part of things, but not when it comes to him looking at me. He must see me struggling, however much I tried to hide it, and even if he is only six and unable to fully understand his emotions, he must have similar feelings to Marc.

As a young boy, he saw his father struggle, he wished that things could be different for the pair of them, and my son must feel the same.

“I... wow...” I’m a bit blown away. “I didn’t realize that. I’m sorry I went off with you quite as bad as I did...”

My cheeks heat up, I’m humiliated now but for a different reason. Because I have acted out like crazy. Because I have thrown the gift back in his face when he was only trying to be a good person. I really am an idiot.

“You know what? My father was probably the same way. Looking at it from your perspective, he probably would have acted in the same manner. He wouldn’t have liked it either. I’m sure he would have done a lot of shouting as well.”

Finally, we can see one another, we can understand each other at last. I still don’t know if I’m fully on board with this plan, but I can see why he did it, and I think he can see why I’m so crazy as well.

But where do we go from here? What do I say next? Does this mean that we’re actually sort of friends now? I have no clue. I don’t know how he really feels about me and I’m sure how I think about him either. It’s hard to even see him after the sex dream I had about the other night, never mind in the middle of all of this. My feelings are all mixed up, I don’t know if I’ve ever been so confused, what the hell is wrong with me?

7

Marc

December 21st

She is softening at last; I can see her sort of starting to come around to me. Explaining why I took the action I did has helped, now she can see I wasn’t just seeing her as a charity case, and I wanted to help her for a good reason.

“I am sorry if I upset you,” I say once more, trying to drive the point home. “That wasn’t ever my intention.”

“Yeah well...” She folds her arms tightly across her chest as if she’s trying to create a barrier between us. “I probably wasn’t great either so I’m sorry about that as well. Would you... I don’t know, would you like a drink or something? I don’t have anything alcoholic, but I can make a cup of coffee or something...”

“Coffee sounds perfect to me.”

As she smiles at me, I feel my heart skip a beat. She really is so beautiful, so stunning, and sweet as well. She obviously has her barriers up high; I can understand that, but I’m hoping that they will come crashing down soon. Every little bit of her she eventually shows to me, I like more and more.

“I will get that sorted now.” She turns away from me and flicks on her coffee machine. “I take it you have sugar?”

“Hmm?” I don’t know what she’s saying, I don’t normally have sugar in coffee, but she seems to think I do for some reason...

“You remember you came around the other day to get some sugar?” Aisha gives me a strange look. “I gave you the