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Blondie: I have work until six, but I can see if Bryan will cover for us after?
I didn’t like relyingon him for this, but there wasn’t much choice if I wanted to see her. And I did.
I needed to see her, to put a smile back on her face. Fuck, I needed it.
Me: Do it. And listen, I’m sorry, about yesterday…
Blondie: It wasn’t your fault. I just freaked out. Lily and Poppy want to hang this morning before she heads off to the cabin with Kaiden, so I’ll see you later xo
Me: See you later… and Peyton, I’m sorry.
Jealousy swam in my veins,followed by a blast of shame. I was a grown fucking man, jealous of an eighteen-year-old kid taking his girl away for a couple of days. But Peyton deserved all that. She deserved to be showered with affection.
I dumped my cell on the sideboard, stripped off and walked butt naked into the shower. But I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
Peyton deserved to be treated right, and I was going to figure out a way to do just that.
* * *
My nerves were shotby the time Peyton knocked on the door hours later.
“Hey,” she said around a faint smile.
“Hey.” I stepped back to let her inside. Her vanilla perfume hit me as I closed the door and pulled her into my arms.
My hands slid into her hair, tilting her face to mine. “I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay.”
“No, it’s not. I didn’t think… I didn’t—”
“Ssh.” Peyton pressed her finger to my lips. “I don’t want to spend what time we have together fighting. Besides, you were going to make it up to me…” Her brow arched.
Laughter rumbled in my chest. “I was, wasn’t I?”
Brushing my lips over hers, I kissed her. My tongue licked the seam of Peyton’s mouth, coaxing her to open for me. She did, our tongues tangling in a slow dance of submission. Her hands curled into my sweater, anchoring us together.
“Xander,” she whispered, breaking away and heaving a breath.
“I’m taking you out.” I kissed her forehead.
“Wh-what? But I didn’t think—”
“Relax. We’re not going out in Rixon. I thought we’d go on a little road trip.”
“You did, huh?”
“I want to date you, Peyton. I want to take you out and show you off to the world.”
The idea had come to me earlier. Of course, we couldn’t be seen out in Rixon, but there were a couple of towns close enough to drive to where nobody would know us.
“I wish you’d have told me. I would have worn something a little more—”
“You look perfect.” I kissed the end of her nose. “So, Peyton Myers, will you go out with me?”
Her smile was blinding, hitting me dead in the chest. “Yes,” she threw her arms around me, “I’ll go out with you.”
“Come on then. We need to be there for eight.”
