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“I can watch him that afternoon if you want me to or you can’t get off,” I offered.
Trevor looked relieved. “Thanks, I might have to take you up on that.”
They traded contact information, and then we said our goodbyes. As we walked down the hallway, we paused at the steps. “Well, I guess that’s it,” I said.
“What are you going to do now?”
“Go back to Carol’s apartment and start packing,” I replied.
“Do you want help?”
I shook my head. “No, I think I need to do this alone, but thank you, Trevor.”
He nodded thoughtfully and then glanced down the hallway. “Which apartment is yours?”
“Why?”
“Because I want to know where to pick you up for our date,” he answered with a grin.
I rolled my eyes at him. “It’s two-twenty-seven. Down at the end, and you don’t need to pick me up. I can meet you someplace.” I mean, that was what he did, right? He met people places.
“I’ll pick you up,” he stated, and then the two of us were staring at one another. Every cell of my being wanted to kiss him again, but I refused to let them have control.
Trevor leaned toward me, and I froze, his lips coming close to mine, but at the last second, he veered off and brushed them over my cheek. “See, no kissing. I’ll talk to you later, Davina. Thank you for everything.”
His knuckle caressed the side of my face before he turned and took the stairs down, and I swear every one of those cells that had begged for a kiss were sighing at his gentle touch.
Chapter Thirteen
Trevor
No kissing, no kissing, no kissing. That’s what I told myself as I leaned down. I wanted so badly to kiss her again, but I refrained and planted a chaste kiss on her cheek. I had promised her I wouldn’t, but as I had stared down at her, I saw it in her eyes; she wanted me to.
I went out to my packed-to-the-hilt truck and climbed in. If Davina wanted a kiss, then she could initiate one. I had made a promise, and I kept my promises.
As I drove back to my place, I dwelled over the last few hours. Davina and I had come to an understanding, and I had to honor her wishes. She didn’t want to get involved with me, and as much as I didn’t like that, I had to respect it. What was it about her that made me want more? I’d never wanted more, but all day being with her had been good. It wasn’t about sex. Although god knew, I would have taken her to my bed in a heartbeat, if only to learn up close and personal about all of her sexy curves.
I shifted in my seat as my pants started to get a little uncomfortable. I needed to change that train of thought. Davina didn’t want me that way, and as much as I did, I wouldn’t cross that line.
I was glad that she had offered to help and happy that I had someone to watch Devon this next week while I worked and as I tried to get things settled in my life. Hopefully, Lexi and Alex would be able to give me some advice about house-hunting and nannies.
A chuckle tore out of my throat. Damn, how much had changed in my life in only a few short days? I had never thought I would be ready to buy a house or have a kid. Yet, here I was.
I carried all the stuff up the steps to my apartment, piling it all against the far wall. It took much longer without help, and once I got done, I grabbed a beer and sank onto my couch, staring at the enormous pile of stuff. Did people really need all of that shit for a baby? There were three different kinds of chairs: one that rocked, one that was stationary, another one that bounced. Plus more toys than I’d ever seen for one kid, and enough clothes that he could change three times a day and still never wear everything.
I finished my beer while I was unpacking one of the chairs and a few of the toys. Until I knew where we were going to be living, I didn’t want to open it all. I doubted the kid would need too much in the next few weeks until I found us a house.
Once I’d finished that, I grabbed my tablet and did a few searches for houses in the area. There were more than I had expected, and I skimmed through a few of the listings. Wow, there was so much that I didn’t understand. It was going to be better to tell someone what I was looking for and let them find places. I jotted down one of the names of an agent I saw who was local and copied the phone number.
Then I did another search on nannies and was rather surprised at the number of services in the area. I clicked on one and read about how they background check everyone thoroughly. Jesus, I hadn’t even thought about that. Did you need to do a background check on a babysitter? Should I do one on Lucy?
I set the tablet aside when I noticed the time and sent Alex a message that I was on my way over. I would ask him what he thought about all of this when I got to his house.
It was as I was driving over to his new house that I began to think about Devon. Was he alright? Had he had fun with Lexi and Alex? Would he sleep tonight? Or was it going to be another one of those long nights with him crying?
I winced; I sure hoped that it wasn’t. Even though I had gotten some sleep, I was still tired. I could use another good night’s sleep. I wondered if Davina would want to come over again. I nixed that thought quickly. I had already asked enough of her, but hey, we were friends, right? Couldn’t friends ask each other for favors?
Too bad one of the favors I wanted to ask her was if she’d get naked in my bed and let me ravage her. I snorted to myself as I pulled onto Alex’s street. I realized as I parked out front that I was looking forward to seeing Devon again. How had it happened? How was it possible to bond with someone in such a short amount of time?
