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Her heart thudded in her chest, and she wanted nothing more than to leave with him. And if she didn’t get home till tomorrow morning, then so be it. Down girl. After a moment of sitting there, staring into those brown eyes, she quickly turned her attention to her bag of food, needing something to ground her and keep her from acting like a complete moron.
“Tacos?” he asked. Luc pulled at the bag, peering inside.
She shrugged. “Yeah, I was hungry.” She grabbed a taco and unwrapped it. The spicy smell was enticing, and her mouth watered. The taco crunched as she took a bite. “Mmm.”
“Hungry? But I owe you dinner. Right?” The look of confusion on his face was amusing. “When are you planning on collecting?”
She didn’t know. Kassie hadn’t thought any of this through. Why had she asked for him to buy her dinner? She wiped a piece of lettuce off her face. “Yeah… I kind of just wanted tacos today. Here—have one. There are two for each of us, and tortilla chips. Help yourself.”
Luc pushed the bag towards her. “Nah, I don’t really like tacos. But thanks.”
His words stopped her from taking another bite of her taco. She stared at him. “You don’t you like tacos?”
Luc shook his head and shrugged a little like it was no big deal. “Nope.”
“What? I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who didn’t like tacos. Weird.”
“Well, here I am. Live and in person.” Luc sat back in his chair, grinning like a Cheshire cat, and gestured towards himself.
She tossed the last bit of taco into her mouth, well aware that his eyes were on her now, and she finished the bite before speaking. “You’re just going to sit there and watch me eat?”
Luc sipped his coffee. “Sure, why not?”
“Because it’s weird.” And kind of hot.
“Not really.”
“Look, why don’t we call it even with the cup of coffee?” Between her asking him up last night and the almost kiss today, things were getting a little out of control between them. They were just supposed to be friends.
“You mean our bet? No way. You won fair and square, and I owe you dinner. So, if not tonight, then I’ll pay up another night. I have a game tomorrow, so how about the next day, Wednesday? I’ll pick you up and we’ll do dinner. If you’re lucky, after dinner I’ll take you to get my favorite treat.”
For a moment, she hoped treat was only a euphemism. If she ever thought she was in control of this thing they had between them, she knew now she was dead wrong.
Kassie tossed the remaining tacos into the refrigerator once she got home. Playing one-on-one ice hockey with Luc was the most fun she’d had in a long time. And the flirting made it even better. But even she knew that she was playing a dangerous game with Luc.
You can’t get a boy all wound up like that and not expect to react in return. He had been very gentlemanly so far. But even gentlemen had limits.
Picking up her cell phone, she dialed her mom’s number.
“Hey, Mom. How are things?”
“Well, hello dear. Things are good here, how about you? Work going okay?”
“Yeah, work is good.”
“What else is new with you, dear? Did you eat dinner already?”
That’s exactly what Kassie wanted to talk about. But telling her mom that she was crossing that line with one of Kaden’s teammates was a delicate situation. Her mom could give her the advice she needed, or it could backfire. Mom was always there for her in good and bad, and never judged her. That’s why she felt comfortable going to her for advice on this. But at the same time, it involved Kaden, and that made it iffy.
“I did. Tacos.”
“Please tell me you made them instead of getting them from that takeout place.”
“Well, I could, but I’d be lying. And you don’t like it when we lie.”
“You and your tacos, and your brother and his pizza. Didn’t I ever teach you kids to cook?” Her mom’s sigh carried through the phone lines.
“I can cook just fine, Mom. Kaden I’m not so sure about, but I would think Ali takes care of him. Uh, so, Mom… I need some advice.”
