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“Nothing, it just made me think of my grandma. She's always cold. Even when it's eighty-five degrees in her house.”
My eyes narrow at him, but it only makes him laugh some more. He takes my hand and leads me inside. As usual, it's packed. I'm surprised when we're able to land a booth. A waitress is quick to greet us and Emerson orders for the both of us.
“I can't believe you compared me to your grandma.”
“It's the only comparison I'll make, promise,” he tells me, trying to fight a smile. While I came to lunch with the intentions of not mentioning yesterday or anything else too serious, Emerson seems to have different intentions. It's as if he knows something is bothering me, but instead of talking about that, he wants to ask a seemingly more important question. “Are you rethinking us, Eva?” he asks, losing his easy-going appearance to become more serious.
“No,” I reply immediately. I'm not at all because I don't want lose him. I want to stay, but I've been struggling with the whole Kelly situation. I don't tell him that though. “I want you, Emerson. I want us.”
He watches me for a moment before saying, “And you're sure you don't want to talk about whatever was going on yesterday?” I nod. “Okay. I won't push this time.”
The waitress drops off our food and we eat quietly for a little bit before I break our silence, feeling uneasy with it for the first time.
“How's your day so far?”
“Good. Glen made me pay for breakfast since you said we were on a date.” He shakes his head, but there's a small smile on his face. “What about you?”
“No complaints. What does your week look like?”
“Working and doing homework. I think I have two papers due on Thursday, and I work Sunday, so no football again.”
“Two weeks in a row? The guys are going to go into withdrawals,” I joke. “I won't know my schedule until I go in today, but Catherine and I are going to do something at some point this week.”
“Save Wednesday for me,” he says.
“Why? Have another surprise?” I ask a little too eagerly, causing Emerson to laugh.
“Is that why you stay with me, Eva? For surprises?”
“Of course not.” I try not to smile, but I can't help it. “But maybe a little,” I lie.
“Well, I'm about to disappoint you because all I was thinking was you hanging out with me while I write those papers.”
My eyes widen slightly with surprise. “You wait until the last minute to do your homework? Really?” I wouldn't have expected that.
He nods. “I feel like I do my best work under pressure.”
“But what if something comes up and you get interrupted or your Internet goes down? It'll put on more stress if you're waiting until the day before. Are you sure you procrastinate?”
“Yes,” he chuckles. “Why is that so hard to believe?”
“I don't know, it just is. But I'll pencil you in for Wednesday. Are you sure you want to add another distraction?”
Emerson gives me a devilish grin. “I'm up for the challenge.” He glances at his phone. “I should go. I have to be at work soon.” He pays and then we head outside. Emerson walks me to my c
ar, opening the door for me, and I turn to him before I get in.
“Are you turning on the charm for any specific reason?”
“My girlfriend thinks I'm slacking in being a gentleman, so I'm working on meeting her standards.” There goes that grin again and I'm sure I'm wearing a matching one.
“You know, Emerson, I'm starting to think you're the one who's too much for me.” I lean forward to kiss him, relieved we're back to normal, and sad he has to go.
After class Tuesday, I have some time to kill before I go into work, so I text Catherine to meet me at my car. Every now and then, we'll fork out some cash to get massages. I took the liberty of booking us one in twenty minutes. It doesn't take long for Catherine to show up and we get into my car.
“This is kind of a bad idea,” she says.
“Why?”
