“Came to check on you.Have you eaten?”
“No, not yet.I’m about to make something.”She nods toward her apartment.
“I’ll take you out.”
“No, that’s ok—hey!”she shouts when I grab her and throw her over my shoulder.
She’s stiff and outraged in my arms.But me?I’ve never felt better in my life.I’ve got Suri’s sweet curves rubbing against me, and I’m about to take her on our first date.Life couldn’t get better.
“What are you doing?”she yells as I tuck her into the passenger seat of the cruiser and buckle her up.
“Safety first,” I say cheerfully.
Her eye twitches.
Fuck, I love her.
I close the door and sprint around to the driver’s side, throwing myself behind the wheel before she can unbuckle and bolt.I pull away from the curb before I even have my seatbelt on.
Suri glares at me from the passenger seat.“Where are you taking me?”
“To dinner.”
She crosses her arms over her chest.“I’m not hungry.”
Her stomach growls.She closes her eyes and blushes.
I bite back a smirk.“Burgers, okay?”
She sighs and shakes her head.
I reach over, threading our fingers together.She tries to shake me off as I drive along Main Street and pull into Toasty Bun Burgers.
“Have you been here before?”I ask as we climb out of the car.
“Yeah.”
“Are the burgers here as good as they were at Jonny’s back in Colorado?You said they were your favorite in one of your letters.”
She pauses when I mention the letters, and I try to read her expression.She looks almost… sad.
“Yeah, they’re good,” she says quietly as she walks inside.
I follow her up to the counter, and she pretends to scan the menu as we wait our turn in line.
“Hey,” I say softly.“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
“Liar.”
She presses her lips together and keeps staring at the menu.
“Hey, Suri, it’s me.You can talk to me.You can tell me anything.”
That hits a nerve.
She whirls to face me.“Why are you here?Why are you doing all this?”
