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I grinned and copped a quick feel of her sweet bottom. She rolled her eyes again and bit her lip, which meant Ihadto kiss her before we walked out of her apartment.
“I don't know about the dinner and jeans. Skirts are a better option. You know what I mean,” I said once we were walking hand in hand on the sidewalk.
“Ian!” she exclaimed.
I chuckled and squeezed her hand. I loved teasing her. The last time we’d had dinner with one of my siblings, it had been Dallas, and she’d been wearing a skirt. I might’ve gotten a little handsy under the table.
“Did you wear jeans on purpose?” That thought belatedly occurred to me.
Jane let out a sly laugh before shaking her head. “I wish I could say I thought about that, but it's Friday and they're comfortable.”
The conversation shifted into the mundane of catching up. We texted and usually talked almost every day. But I loved seeing her at the end of the week and catching up on the details of life. It was bothering me that I couldn't tell her what was going on at work. I didn’t like holding anything back from her, and it felt like a tiny splinter in my awareness. There was still plenty to talk about.
“You're liking it here in Boston then?” I asked as we rounded a corner onto the street that would lead us to the restaurant where we were meeting Thea.
She glanced up at me. “I am. It's a good fit. Plus, I have friends here. It’s been really nice to reconnect with Thea, Sasha, and Audrey.”
Although things felt really good with her, the awareness that we might need to make a decision about where we lived occasionally hung in the air between us. If we took things to the next level, one of us might have to make a change. I’d already made up my mind that I would move to Boston because I could, but I wasn't sure Jane was ready to hear that.
“This is it, right?” Jane asked, pausing in front of a newer restaurant in Boston.
I shrugged. “You know better than me.”
She tugged me through the doorway. As soon as we stepped inside, we bumped into a crowded area in front of the hostess stand.
“Do you think Thea is already here?” I asked as I glanced at Jane.
Jane nodded. “Yup. She also made reservations.”
My stomach growled. “My sister’s organizational skills are part of why I love her.”
Keeping hold of Jane’s hand, I threaded through the cluster in the front, stopping at the hostess stand. “We have reservations under Thea Tate.”
The hostess smiled at us. “She's already here. Menus are on the table. Follow me.”
We walked behind the hostess through the new space. I glanced around as we made our way across the restaurant, letting out a low whistle. “This is nice. It used to be an old diner, I think.”
The hostess glanced over her shoulder, casting me a quick smile. “It did. The renovation transformed it.”
“It's beautiful,” Jane chimed in.
The server gestured ahead to where Thea was waiting at a booth in the corner. She smiled over at us, waving. As soon as the hostess departed, Thea stood from the table, throwing her arms around me. “Hey, you!” she exclaimed as she stepped back, her blue eyes twinkling.
Thea gave Jane a quick hug, and we sat down across from her in the booth. “You could have brought a date,” I commented as I opened the menu.
Thea shrugged nonchalantly. “No date for me.”
Jane gave her a curious look but said nothing else. I sensed Thea was holding something back. “You never mention if you’re seeing anyone,” I added.
“You never talked to me about your dating life before either. Now, you're with Jane, and I can't get either one of you to say anything about each other,” my sister replied tartly.
Jane’s cheeks went pink as she looked down at her menu. “We're dating. Isn't that enough for you to know?” I returned.
Thea let out an aggrieved sigh. “I want to know everything.”
“Uh, everything?” Jane glanced up quickly.
Thea rolled her eyes. “Okay, maybe not everything, but how is it going?”
