Sliding Doors - 2 (English Version)

Chapter 89

Hero

"If you don't move your arm, I can't eat!" I point out to Jo that since she is tied to my right wrist, she has to let go and not stop me from moving, otherwise I can't eat.

"Why?" She laughs amused, forking the pasta onto her plate.

I shake my head dejectedly, though I laugh along with her.

"Because I can't eat!" I show her my still-full plate.

"Oh no? You can't eat with your left hand?"

I pass my fork to the left and try, with very little result.
The chicken I picked up falls continuously on the plate before reaching my mouth.

I glare at her and she bursts out laughing again.

"They look too good together..." I hear whispering from a short distance away.

"They are a beautiful couple!"

"Are they together, according to you?"

"I don't know for sure, they're both very private...but look at them!"

I turn around and see Arielle and Louise chatting as they look at us.

They smile at me and both wink.
I have to be more discreet or at this rate in two days they will know all our business.

"Okay, all right... Spoilsport!" She no longer resists on the wrist that is tied to me and lets me eat quietly, much to my relief.

I stop laughing at anything she says and focus on Carter and Rob who are in front of me.
She chats with Chance and Stephen and we don't speak to each other for a while, although I occasionally try to figure out what they are actually talking about.

The main topic is travel, interspersed with various activities they have done around the world and then travel again.

As soon as we have both finished eating, without saying a word or looking at me, she lowers our hand joined by the elastic band and brings it under the table.

She starts massaging my wrist and I struggle to concentrate on Carter's story.
I have no idea what he's talking about but I nod and make a surprised face occasionally, especially when Rob comments on something.

Jo is distracting me terribly, while she seems calm talking to the boys.
She doesn't even look at me for a second, as if nothing is happening, while her hand rests with mine on her thigh.

I sigh and try hard to focus on something else.
I must say, she is really good at this!
If I didn't know she was touching my hand, I would swear she simply had her hand under the table.
Nothing more.

We're not doing anything wrong, of course, but the idea of touching and cuddling like this drives me crazy.
I know, she's probably still mad at me about the internet thing, but I'm doing everything I can to make it up to her.

She sighs, resting her head on her other hand.
"Wow Carter! That was a crazy trip!" Rob comments.
So the topic of conversation was still the trips they took!

"Really great!" I comment.

Let's hope they don't ask me any questions!!!

Fortunately, dinner ends soon enough and Castille gives us permission to interrupt the game if we want to.

The question is: do I want to interrupt it?Should I...

Jo undoes the rubber band, releasing us from this strange union and hands it to me smiling "As a souvenir for this experience!"

"You keep it, between the two of us you're the sentimental one!" I stick my tongue out at her and she looks at me amused.
She knows very well that this is not true: between the two of us, I am the romantic one!