CHAPTER 315: A KISS

"Lauretta, I really need to ask you something." Ryan said, his tone serious. "What is it?" Lauretta asked, sensing where this was going. He eyes darted around nervously. "I'm sure you already know how I feel about you." Lauretta let out a sigh. "I think I already know where this is going." "Lauretta, we've been going on dates for a while now, and I really want to take thus relationship to the next step. I want you to be my girlfriend." Lauretta reached for his hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. "You are a sweet guy Ryan and I've been really happy in these our few dates. But, I'm not ready for a relationship now, I'm still trying to figure out a whole lot of things." A sad smile formed on Ryan's face. "Does this have to do with George?" Lauretta widened her eyes in surprise. "No Ryan, this has to do with me. I recently just got out of a divorce and i really want to focus on myself." "I understand." Ryan said with a nod. "We can still go on dates right? If that's not too much fo