Chapter 148

Curtis froze for a second, the spoon halted mid-air. His gaze slowly dropped to the small hands wrapped around his waist-and man, his heart did a full-on rollercoaster. Delia rubbed her cheek softly on his back and called out in a low voice, "Curtis~" "Yeah?" His voice came out warm, real gentle. "Curtis~" "Mm-hmm." "Curtis~" "Yeah, I'm here." Curtis could tell-she was doing that thing again. That clinging voice, calling his name over and over like she was afraid if she stopped, he'd disappear. She'd done it before too, especially when her attitude toward him suddenly shifted. And now, hearing that same tone again? Yeah, he could feel it-she was scared. He placed the spoon down, turned the heat off, and slowly turned to face her, taking her hands in his, "Delia, you-" "Shh~" she cut him off softly, "Kit, can I call you that?" His eyes widened, jaw slightly tense. Inside... chaos. There had been a time when all he wanted was for Delia to remember he was her Kit... and yet, part of him p