Page 45 of Love Like Ours

Once she had composed herself, she leaned back and asked, “What happened?”

Palmer shrugged. “Damned if I know. One minute I was trying to figure out if I knew what your favorite flowers were, and the next I woke up here.”

“White carnations,” she said as she sat next to him on the bed. “I’m a simple kind of girl.”

“Nothing about you is simple.” He reached up and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. “Do you know anything? How’d I get this egg on my head?”

She shook her head. “When you didn’t show up for dinner, I went by your place. Parker told me about your spare key so I could let Loki out. We decided to trace your steps and ended up back at the base of Max’s driveway. Your truck was sitting in the ditch with a tree in the hood.”

“What? Seriously? I crashed my truck?” He groaned. “I guess it’s a good thing you found me.”

“We didn’t. Loki did. You were almost half a mile into the woods.”

“What?” He frowned and looked down at his clothes. Sure enough, they were covered in dirt and mud. He groaned again. “Where is Loki?” he asked, looking towards the curtain.

“He’s with Max for tonight.” She leaned forward to help him reposition the ice pack for his head. “You don’t remember crashing?”

He shook his head. “Nope, just thinking of what flowers to get you and being excited to see you for dinner.” He rested his head back. “If my scans are clear, they’re going to let me go home.”

“Good. You can stay at my place tonight so I can watch over you.”

His eyes opened and he smiled. “I like that idea.”