Wait.
God, I’m bad at this.
“Oh.” I cleared my throat. “Uh, thanks.”
Duncan lowered his head slightly, talking to his shoes. “Dinner?”
“What?”
“Lunch?” he quickly amended.
I fumbled with Duncan’s purchase and quickly finished wrapping it. I hadn’t been asked out on a date in a long time. I didn’t even know this guy. Of course, isn’t that really the point of going on a date, to get to know the person?
He was sort of cute too.
And the thing with Neil….
I put the book into a bag and pushed it across the counter. “Can I think about it? I don’t mean to be rude,” I continued. “It’s only—I think I’m at the end of a long-term relationship and maybe should go slow.”
Duncan looked back up. “You have a boyfriend?”
I shrugged. “Not so sure these days.”
“I’ll come see you again soon,” Duncan promised as he took the bag.
I felt my face heat up as I smiled. I’ll be honest, the attention was nice. “All right.”
“Bye, Sebastian.”
“Good-bye.”
Duncan waved and offered another big lopsided smile before he left the shop.
I didn’t notice Max until Duncan had left the counter.
“Dude,” he said quickly. “Did you just get asked out?”
“Ah, yeah, I think so.”
“Why are you blushing?”
“Am I?”
Max pointed an accusing finger. “What happened with Neil? Don’t say,nothing, Seb.”
I closed my mouth and considered an answer. “Very little.”
“Smartass.” He walked up to the counter and leaned over it. “Did you guys break up?” he whispered, for the sake of privacy since the shop wasn’t empty.
“I think we should put up the holiday decorations.”
“It’s less than two weeks before Christmas.”
“Better late than never.”
“Don’t change the subject,” Max warned.
I let out an annoyed sigh and leaned down to whisper. “We had a fight. I don’t know what’s going to happen, okay?”
