Maid for Each Other

by Lynn Painter

You’re always worrying about the future, but sometimes you need to take a chance and enjoy the now.”

“I kissed you because I wanted to. You look beautiful, I like your mouth, you kiss like a goddess—and we both liked it. That’s it. So maybe let’s not overthink it…?”

Do you feel this, too? Are you as terrified as I am? Can you kiss me for the rest of your life?

“I don’t want to steal lines from your movie Darcy, but my brain can’t help but plagiarize when I look at you. It seems that you have bewitched me, little Abi Mariano.”

“No, I made a deal with a devilish maid,” I corrected, “and it cost me my whole entire heart.”