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“It wasn’t like that.”
“You took me home because I was drunk. It’s my fault so… I’ll help you get her back.”
“You don’t have to do that.”
Ashanti pasted a smile on her face. “I want to.”
“Ash…”
She brushed his concern away. Unfortunately, Luke could see through her too, but it wouldn’t help either one of them if she broke down now. “Tell me something that’s meaningful to Michelle.”
He stared at her for a long moment and Ashanti wondered if he would insist she stay out of his love life. At last he straightened and said, “Her students are really important to her.”
“I’ve got it.” Ashanti snapped. “Why don’t you buy her entire class frozen coffee?”
“I don’t think so.”
“What?” She nudged him. “You won’t invest in love?”
“It’s not that. I don’t want to do anything big or public. Not my style.”
“Fine. Why don’t you personally deliver a cup to Michelle? While she’s at school? One with a heart on it?”
“I don’t know…”
“It’s simple, but romantic. If she knows you, she’ll get how extravagant that is for such a low-profile guy.”
“I’ll think about it,” Luke said.
She could sense that he was ready for her to leave and stood. “Well, thanks for having me over.”
“Thanks for coming.”
“Yeah.” Ashanti walked slowly toward the door.
“Hey, Ash?”
She spun. “Yeah?”
He stared into her eyes and said, “I hope…”
When he stopped there, Ashanti prodded. “You hope?”
“I hope you get home safe,” he finished lamely. “Goodnight.”
Ashanti nodded and left Luke standing in the middle of his living room, gazing after her.
Chapter Nineteen
Luke told himself Ashanti made the right choice when she wrote off the kiss as a mistake, but the truth was… his heart had wavered—first during the kiss and yesterday when she won over his grandparents.
Ashanti just fit. Like a puzzle piece. Watching her interact with Nai Nai and Yeye, completely at ease, made him wonder if someone as shy as Michelle would be that outgoing.
Which was an unfair comparison.
Michelle was her own person and her introversion was one of the things that had been endearing when they first met.
They had a lot of things in common. They were both recluses who read comic books and enjoyed rainy days. They both loved their family and treasured their cousins as friends.
