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I winced. “Got something I need to take care of this afternoon. How about dinner?”
Taylor’s smile held only a fraction of disappointment. “Dinner is good too. The Italian place on Market Street?”
“I was thinking something more relaxed than that. Like Tommy’s.”
Comprehension brightened in her eyes. “Tommy’s is perfect.”
I left Taylor’s office—but not before giving her a very long, deep kiss—and drove across town. I parked in front of an apartment complex I hadn’t visited in a while. A mixture of confusing emotions twisted in my chest as I took the elevator up to the third floor. Her door was propped open with a suitcase, and two movers were currently carrying a television out into the hallway.
I pressed myself against the wall to let them pass, then stepped into the apartment. “You’re moving?”
Isabella looked up from a box of glassware in the kitchen. Her smile was rueful when she saw it was me. “Just for a few months. I’ll be back when the season starts in September.”
“I heard you got a dancing gig,” I said.
“I’m a backup dancer for Taylor Swift’s new tour,” she replied.
“No shit?” I considered making a joke about how she was always in the shadow of a Taylor, but decided it was a bad idea.
“Did you come to say goodbye,” she said, “or can I help you with something?”
“I just wanted to thank you for easing off Taylor. My Taylor, I mean.”
“We had a deal,” she said simply. “You got me the Adidas endorsement, so I’ll treat her just like any other girl.”
“And you’ll keep treating her that way going forward, right?” I asked. “You’re not going to suddenly turn on her when the next season starts, right? Or if she and I break up?”
She crossed her arms under her breasts and gave me a long look. “You really like her, don’t you?”
“I do.”
“It’s more than just a fling?”
“It is.”
Isabella chuckled to herself. “I’m happy for you. And I actually kind of mean it, too. If you really do like her that much, don’t let go of her.”
“Don’t plan to.”
She looked over my shoulder and rolled her eyes. “Why are you bringing that box back up here? They’re all supposed to go to the storage unit!” She went out the door to give the movers directions, already putting me behind her.
*
Tommy’s had a good crowd for a Tuesday, even though the Utah Jazz weren’t playing tonight. Taylor was sitting at a table by herself, with a trivia buzzer and two beers in front of her.
“Uh, ‘scuse me, ma’am?” I said. “Don’t mean to bug you, but is anyone sitting here?”
Taylor beamed up at me. “You ever going to get sick of using that line?”
“You ever gonna stop grinnin’ like a fool when I do?”
“Nope!”
“Then there’s your answer.” I cupped her cheek and kissed her, then sat down. “Want to order an appetizer? I’m starving.”
“Cheese fries are already on their way.”
“You know I love you, right Foxy?”
