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“You never said if there was a scent she preferred.” Her bright blue eyes stare up at me.
“Uhhh…” I draw a blank. I wouldn’t fucking know.
“Our most popular ones are the lavender or citrus. But some people like eucalyptus or vanilla; peppermint, too. There’s also scentless.” She grabs a bag and gazes up at me again. “Do you know what she’s using it for? That might help.”
I snort out a laugh. “Babe, until today, I didn’t have a fucking clue what this shit was.”
“Oh, okay, well, this is our selection. You could always call her and ask.” She places the bag back and is about to leave, and I panic.
“What scent doyoulike?” I ask before she can get away.
Her little button nose scrunches up as she glares down at the bags. “I’ve never used it. I’m allergic.”
“What the hell were you touching it for, then?” Irrational anger gushes through my veins as I grab her hands and search for clues of a reaction.
Her laughter is unbothered as she replies, “It’s in a bag. I only get hives if I touch it for a prolonged period of time.” She attempts to tug her hands back, but I really don’t want to let her go.
“Hey, Bunny. Jamie said you can knock off now since it’s…uh, you know.” The woman stutters and then stops, but the two seem to converse with their eyes.
“Thanks, Carly. Tell him I appreciate it.” The girl disappears back to wherever she came from.
“Bunny?” I perk up at the adorable name. It suits her.
“Yeah.” She sighs, staring at our hands. I still haven’t loosened my grip.
“Short for anything?” I can’t think of anything that suits her as well.
“Nope. Can I have my hands back?” She tugs again, and an idea hits me.
“If you have dinner with me.” I don’t know what the hell I’ll do if she says no.
She twists her wrist to look at a watch. Her lips twitch, and I stare, realizing how plump and pink they are. “Okay.”That was easy.“You can call your sister and see what she wants while I clock out and grab my stuff. I’ll meet you at the entrance.”
I agree and reluctantly release her hands. I watch her stroll away until she’s gone before calling Ava. “What?” she snaps.Christ,these baby hormones have her acting nuts.
“What kind of Epsom salt do you want? There’s a ton of scents here.” I honestly don’t even want to touch it after learning Bunny’s allergic to the shit.
“Oh! Oh, Caspian, I’m so sorry I snapped at you.” I hear the tears working up in her voice and rush to reassure her.
“It’s fine. I just didn’t want to get the wrong one. Bunny said depending on what you’re using it for, you might like different scents or no scent at all.”
“Bunny?” She cheers right up at the mention of a girl.
“Yeah, she was helping me.” I don’t want to give too much away yet. Ava’s younger than my thirty-two years by four and has been nagging me to settle down since she met Jack and began popping kids out. She wants the cousins to be close in age. So far, she’s two kids ahead of me, with a third on the way and ready to arrive in about five months.
“Is there citrus?” she asks, sensing I don’t want to divulge any more.
“Yup. How many bags?”
“How manyarethere?” she counters.
Leaning down, I grab them all. “Six,” I reply.
“Perfect.”
I hang up and rush to the register to pay. I don’t want Bunny waiting on me. It should always be the other way around.
Paid and bagged, I head out front and wait for Bunny. It gives me a minute to calm down and think about my actions. Taking a strange girl home. Wanting to lay a claim on her almost immediately.
