He's Not My Type (The Vancouver Agitators, #4)

by Meghan Quinn

“Seems like it. Are you having fun?” “Penny,” I say, swallowing hard. “Yes?” she asks. “I really like him. Like, I’m so overwhelmed with how much I like him that I had to take a step back. Right now, he’s acting like the man I first started living with. It feels effortless being near him now that the awkwardness has faded and we started talking again. It’s kind of scary how much I like him, and I needed to call you because I didn’t want to freak out. This is too soon, right? I’m having feelings for a man, and it’s too soon. I shouldn’t have these strong feelings for someone else when I just got out of a long relationship.” “Yes, you did just get out of a long relationship. But I also think that if you and Perry had still been in love with each other—actively dating each other—then the breakup would have shattered you. I wonder if your relationship had already fizzled out by the time you ‘broke up’. It may be that Halsey came into your life at just the right time. Exactly when you were ready for someone new.” Hmmm. I hadn’t thought about it like that. “You need to listen to your heart and follow that, not what people might think. If you like him, then you like him. Plain and simple. And take it from someone who waited a long time to be with the person they wanted to be with. If you like him, just accept it.” I mull that over and then quietly say, “He likes me, Penny. He’s liked me for a long time.”