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“You wanna tell me what she said that frosted you?”
“She insinuated that I’ve been in the wings for years waiting for her to screw up so I could swoop in and steal you away!” The words burst from her like soda from a shaken can. Like she’d been wanting to say that for a while. It hurt him that she was hurting, especially because he knew it wasn’t true. What had happened between them since the kiss on Valentine’s Day had been as unexpected as it was incredible.
“We both know that’s not true.” He lifted her hand to kiss her fingers. When Sabrina spoke again, her voice wasn’t as angry as before.
“She went on and on about what a horrible person you were. Which is also not true, by the way.” She apologized by squeezing his thigh, which didn’t do much for him in the apology department, but gave him plenty of other ideas. “She wants you back, which I’m sure you figured out since you have the texts to prove it.”
“I don’t know what she’s doing.” He was suddenly tired. Too damn tired for this conversation. He’d rather have it sometime around, oh, never. Never would be good.
“Well, I do. Julian’s probably behaving like a total flake and she realizes that he can’t sustain her high-maintenance needs. She’s regretting losing you, her sugar daddy.” Another thigh pat accompanied an apology. “I’m sorry. I’m not trying to insult you. You’re not a horrible person. And I don’t think of you as a sugar daddy.”
“I know you don’t,” he said on the end of a chuckle. Could she be any cuter trying to protect both his feelings and his ego? “Veronica was trying to ruffle your feathers. From where I sit, they look pretty ruffled.” He took one hand off the steering wheel to run his fingers through her hair. “I like you ruffled. It’s hot.”
“You cannot be flirting with me right now.”
“No? You don’t think?” He shot her a lightning-quick smile, pleased when she smiled back. It was the first time he’d seen a real smile since they’d left the comedy club. That was his fault. It was his fault for running off to take care of Veronica when his focus should’ve been on Sabrina. “You planned a great night and I bailed. I should’ve ignored her texts.”
“No,” she admitted on a breezy sigh, “you shouldn’t have. If you weren’t the kind of guy to run to the aid of a woman in need, I wouldn’t be friends with you. You did the right thing. It’s my fault. I forgot how heinous a person she was when I suggested we go over there.”
It felt good to laugh off the evening, so he allowed himself another chuckle at her comment. “I promise to make it up to you.”
“Deal.”
“Home okay with you?”
“Home sounds good.”
Home did sound good. And her coming home with him sounded even better.
