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“You’ll see,” he said.
“You’re being very cryptic tonight.”
“Is that a problem?”
He stood there with my door open and my eyes squinted playfully.
“You have something up that sleeve of yours.”
“I always do,” he said. “Come on. Let’s go get some food.”
I slid into the car before he sat down beside me. His knee was pressed against mine and our fingers were laced together tightly. I still felt incredibly overdressed and somewhat embarrassed that I’d made the assumption I had. I figured with Hayden going back to work soon and him being up on his feet that he’d take me somewhere lavish. Somewhere that made him feel like the rich, confident man he was.
I felt kind of like a gold-digger in a way.
“How was your day?” Hayden asked.
“I’m still sore, if that’s what you mean.”
“Not what I meant, but good to know,” he said with a chuckle. “What did you do?”
“Not much. Slept. Ate. Read a little bit.”
“What are you reading?” he asked.
“It’s a mystery. Which is weird because I don’t usually read those, but it’s a great read so far.”
“What’s it about?”
“A woman moves into an old home she’s left in her aunt’s will. It needs a lot of work, but before she can hire anyone to come help her fix it, she suspec
ts there’s ghosts in the attic. It turns out there’s a secret entrance and someone is up there snooping around.”
“Why?”
“I don’t know yet, hoping there’s buried treasure or something.”
“Buried in the attic?”
I laughed, “Maybe buried under old memories.”
“Seems like you’re really into it.”
“Yep. It’s really good.”
“Maybe I’ll read it sometime.”
“You can borrow it when I’m done, if you’d like,” I said.
“I think I’d like that. Gives me an excuse to see you again.”
“Do you need one at this point?”
I looked over at him and I found him looking down at me. Studying me. Eyeing me carefully. A shadow of a grin was playing upon his features and the settling nighttime casted sharp shadows along his features. He looked as if he was standing on the brink of darkness. Ready to take that jump into the black hole or step back into the starlight. I felt a light shiver cascade up my spine and it caused my leg to jolt.
Hayden must’ve felt it, because he slipped his hand from mine and allowed his palm to fall against my knee.
His soft massages felt good.
