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She wasn’t even sure the woman remembered her without a crazy haircut or torn jeans. This wasn’t a place she frequented often unless she came with her mother – who adored a bag of warm donut holes with her coffee.
Surprisingly, Kyle carried the bag of donuts and the plastic bottle of orange juice in one hand… resting the other on the small of her back. She didn’t say anything, but rather thought it was a nice sensation.
Ugh… there was that word again: nice,she mused silently as they walked across the street and began making their way towards the corner – only for Reyna to hesitate.
“I need to move my car…”
“It will be fine.”
“They won’t tow it?”
“Nahhh… not unless it’s here overnight.”
“Whoaaaa no! That will NOT happen,” she replied nervously. “I promised my mother some ice cream tonight and…”
“Will you feel better if it’s moved?” Kyle said, coming to a stop and looking at her. His eyes held hers for a moment, and she saw the concern in his gaze as he watched her. “Let me have your key and I’ll move it while you unlock the door to the café. I don’t want you worrying all day.”
“Are you sure?”
“Sure,” he smiled gently at her. “I’d rather see you smiling or laughing at me than constantly looking out the window to see if a tow truck is threatening your only mode of transportation.”
Digging out her keys, she hesitated and then rolled her eyes.
“You don’t have to do it,” she replied nervously, realizing that this was weirdly and strangely personal to have him move her car when she was perfectly capable. She could just unlock the door to the café, drop him off, and then walk back out to the SUV to move it.
“You don’t trust me…” he began, looking stunned and slightly offended.
“What?”
“I was just trying to be nice and helpful…”
“I know that, but it’s silly when I’m perfectly capable of…”
“No one said you weren’t,” he interrupted.
“But you don’tneedto.”
“Maybe Iwantto.”
“That makes no sense,” she countered, realizing that they were squabbling on the sidewalk and getting several looks from people milling about town. “Why would I have you do something as simple as moving my car - when I can do it in five minutes after I let you in the café?”
“Because I’m right here and can help you.”
“Why?”
He drew up and looked at her strangely, growing suddenly quiet.
“Why do you always have to argue with me?” he said softly. “We do this all the time, like it all comes in waves… and I’m confused.”
“You’re c-confused?” she stammered, stunned. “I don’t know what to think anymore.Whatcomes in waves? We dowhatall the time? I’m so confused right now…”
“About what?”
Reyna swallowed nervously and just looked at him, feeling like she’d been tricked and fell into a verbal trap. Kyle was just standing there before her, waiting, and unmoving.
She felt him touch her hand and immediately pulled away, frightened. He had a girlfriend that he was talking to, and it was bad enough that the donut lady thought it was her… when it obviously wasn’t. She felt like she’d given enough hints that she was interested, and had practically thrown herself at him – only to be turned down.
No, she was definitely confused.
