Page 16 of Live and Let Ride


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He chuckled.

We gazed at each other, our eyes softening, until my phone buzzed again.

Layla:Treehouse it is.

Layla:And hurry the F up. I wanna C U guys.

Meaning, she wanted to see Griffin. The guys too.

Me:On the way.

I explained.

Griff shook his head in stunned disbelief as he reached his hand to help me up—slowly.

Once I was on my feet, not as steady as I’d like, he asked again,

I leaned into his chest.

I wobbled a bit on the way to the passenger side, but I felt steadier once tucked into Clyde’s bucket seat. Griff closed my door and circled the front to his side.

As he merged into traffic, I said,

Griffin was looking from me to the road and back again, his mouth slightly ajar.