Chapter 24

On Friday afternoon, Ricardo frustratedly dropped the pen in his hand, sat back in his seat, and threw back his head.

He sighed deeply and shut his eyes. Lisa's face appeared out of nowhere in the darkness, and Ricardo angrily opened his eyes.

"Fuck," he yelled.

Ricardo hadn't been able to think clearly since the night Lisa kissed him, which annoyed him.

He intentionally distanced himself from her in order to stop his strange feelings for her, but it didn't help his situation. In fact, it aggravated his situation and made him crave her even more.

And on Wednesday, when he stood up for her in front of her coworkers, he wanted to do more than just hold her hand; he wanted to kiss her but he stopped himself.

First, because Lisa might not want it, and second, because he knew it wouldn't help the situation she was in at the time.

Ricardo sighed heavily as he imagined what Lisa's thin, pink lips would feel like on his.

He discarded the thought, pick