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“I don’t mind. I’d actually like to hear more about what you do.”
“Really?”
She sounded so genuinely surprised that I knew Jarvis hadn’t shown any interest in her studies. He’d never deserved her.
“I’ll tell you more about it later,” she said on the walk to the car. “First I want to hear about how breakfast turned out.”
I laughed as she took my arm. “If you don’t mind lots of shells in your scrambled eggs, it was fantastic.”
Joey and I had made breakfast together this morning and ended up with doughy pancakes, crunchy eggs, and slightly burned toast.
“Aw, he looked so proud in that photo you sent me of him standing on a chair flipping a pancake.”
“He had a good time. We’re kind of getting a crash course in each other, you know? Since we hadn’t met before this.”
She smiled at me as we stopped next to my car. “You’re doing an amazing job with him.”
“I couldn’t do it without you and Sheridan and Hadley.”
I opened the door and she kept her hold on my arm as she got in.
“I love spending time with him,” she said. “Did I tell you he asked my grandma where she got her wrinkles?”
I cringed. “Oh shit, he did?”
“My grandma loved it. She told him wrinkles are secret hiding places for magic. He was blown away.”
“She sounds like a good sport.”
“The best.”
I couldn’t bring myself to close the door. Instead, I leaned closer to her, my hands on the doorframe of my Range Rover. Her breath hitched as I gently leaned my forehead against hers, taking in the light, sweet scent of her perfume.
“Did I mention how amazing you look tonight?” I asked.
“Hmm, I don’t think so,” she said playfully.
I brushed my lips against hers. She kissed me back and put a hand around my neck, her fingers sliding into my hair.
“I’ve never seen anyone so beautiful,” I murmured against her lips.
She inhaled and exhaled softly. “You don’t have to say that.”
“It’s the truth. Seeing your hair up like that is making me crazy.”
Her hum held promise. “Maybe you’ll get to see it down later.”
If I didn’t move away from her, I’d never be able to. I was rock hard. It took all my strength to push back from the car, groaning with frustration as I shut the door.
When I got settled in the driver’s side seat, I looked over at her, noting that her skin had that slight pink flush again. I wasn’t sure how much more I could take.
“Just dinner,” she said. “I know you said dinner and drinks and maybe a stop at Lars and Sheridan’s, but I was thinking just dinner and then we can come back here.”
“Fuck yes.” I started the car, looking in the rearview mirror before pulling into traffic.
I was relieved we were on the same page, but something was nagging at me. It had been on my mind since my conversation with Andy.
“There’s something I need to tell you,” I said.
