Flirting With Disaster: A Novel

by Naina Kumar

You’re it. You’re it for me. I’m here. And I’m yours. For as long as you want me.”

“I didn’t think you wanted me,” Nikhil continues. “And I didn’t want to try to change your mind. I didn’t want you to have to…settle for me when you could have something else.” “It wouldn’t have been settling,” I say, my voice small. “You’re…you were everything I wanted. Back then.”

“You weren’t Plan B, Nikhil. You were never Plan B. You weren’t even part of the plan.” He laughs roughly. “Great.” “No. I’m saying…I never planned for you because I couldn’t have. I could never have imagined…I could never have…” I take a deep breath. “You were better than anything I could have possibly planned.”

“We’ll be okay out here a little longer.” He smiles as he lowers his head. “After all, you and I have made it through worse storms than this.”