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Mary Ellen shrugged. “With whatever the two of you are going to do.”
Grant nodded. “Thanks. So, I have your blessing?”
She made a face. “As long as you don’t mess up.”
He smiled. “I don’t plan to, but I can’t guarantee I won’t.”
“None of us can ever guarantee that. Okay, I’m going to sneak off before she sees me then. It’s up to you what you do with it.”
“Thanks, Mary Ellen.”
She got up with a smile. “I’ll see you around.”
Grant smiled to himself as he watched her walk away. He was glad he’d refused Antonio’s offer of a ride here. He’d wanted to be able to leave whenever he was ready. Now he was hoping to leave whenever Chelsea was ready. He looked around for her. She was sitting talking with her brother, Smoke, and his wife, Laura, a beautiful brunette whom Antonio had introduced him to earlier. He decided to wait until she was done with them.
He didn’t have to wait long. She turned in his direction and met his gaze. Damn, if it didn’t make his heart beat faster whenever she looked at him like that. He smiled, and she smiled back. He got to his feet before he even knew he’d moved. He watched her make her excuses and come to meet him. He could feel Smoke’s gaze on him, but ignored it, preferring instead to watch Chelsea approach.
“Hi.”
“Hey.” They stood facing each other. He was pretty sure the smile on his face matched the one on hers.
“Are you having fun?” she asked.
He nodded. “Yeah. Are you?”
“I am, but I think I’m going to find Mary Ellen and head home soon.”
“You’re not going to find her.”
She gave him a puzzled look.
“She left a few minutes ago.”
“Oh, but I came with her. She was supposed to … oh.” She looked up into his eyes.
He held her gaze for a long moment. “Do you want to?”
She nodded slowly.
He could feel his smile grow bigger. “Do you want to go now?”
She looked around. “Maybe we should. Everyone’s still enjoying themselves. I don’t really want to wait until they’re ready to leave.” She shot a look back at Smoke who was still watching them. She smiled. “Someone else might insist that they can take me.”
“Yeah. I have a feeling you’re right.”
He pulled his car keys out of his pocket. “Shall we?”
She nodded and set out down the driveway to where his car was parked.
~ ~ ~
“What are you scowling about?” asked Laura.
Smoke pursed his lips. “Chelsea’s leaving.”
“We’ll see her tomorrow; maybe she’s tired.”
Smoke had a feeling she was going to get to bed early—tired or not.
