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“Maybe a little bit…”
“Let’s do something simple and easy,” she hesitated, feeling her face blush as she realized that her suggestion was going to be silly and completely dumb, but she was trying to be considerate, too.
If this was a date, she didn’t want to suggest some fancy steakhouse in Tyler – because she didn’t eat much steak, and it could get expensive. She had no idea how much firefighters made, but the idea of spending a hundred bucks on dinner didn’t sit well with her. Instead, she preferred laid back or casual – and cheap.
“Do you like Sonic?”
“Sonic? As in Sonic Drive-In? Really?” His eyes widened in surprise as he looked at her in shock.
“I’m kind of a picky eater, but they have the best tater tots…”
“I freakin’ love Sonic,” he interrupted, smiling at her. “Are you serious?”
“Yeah, their breakfast burrito is incredible…”
“With the salsa packets?” he grinned – only to match her smile as she realized they were both fans of the same thing.
He was sitting there, his hands resting on the steering wheel as he looked at her, his face alight with surprise, wonder, and happiness at her selection. Gosh, he looked so incredibly appealing, which made her wonder again what it would be like to have someone so easy going in her life, just for her…
“You can’t eat the burritos without the salsa packets,” she teased openly, feeling herself relax.
“No, but you look so incredible sitting there in that pretty dress that…”
“You think I look incredible?” she whispered, stunned – only to see him blush again as he quickly looked away. “Kyle?”
“Very much so,” he said in a quiet voice, not looking in her direction as he started the truck. “You’re so far out of my league that I keep expecting to wake up and find that this is all a dream.”
Reyna’s breath caught in her throat as she stared at his profile in surprise, before reaching over in the small cab to take his hand in hers. He slowly looked towards her, looking supremely unsure… and continued speaking.
“I look at you, and my stomach gets all nervous,” he began, his voice barely audible over the engine, but the meaning was clear. “You’re smile makes my knees weak, and just seeing that soft way those incredible blue eyes… well, I’m a mess when you look at me.”
She was glad she hadn’t buckled yet, because everything he was saying spoke to her, made her feel things she never expected, and she slid over a little closer towards him.
“What are you d-doing?” he croaked nervously, and backed away slightly.
She fought the urge to laugh at the way his voice broke, and realized that he would never take advantage of her, push himself at her, or cross any lines… and she desperately wanted him to kiss her after hearing those words he’d said to her that revealed so much.
“Moving closer,” she admitted evasively.
“W-Why?”
This time, she did chuckle slightly as his voice cracked again.
She was really glad he’d admitted his thoughts and feelings, because normally she would have let it drop thinking that he wasn’t interested, but now she knew better.
“Kyle…” she said softly, leaning in a little closer, only to see him pull back a little further until the door was behind him – and amazingly watched him swallow nervously as he stared at her. “I thought maybe if you kissed me, it would break the ice, allow us to relax a bit…”
“I d-don’t have to k-kiss y-you,” he squawked. “I’m p-perfectly fine –can’t breathe– but f-fine.”
She smiled tenderly, releasing his hand from hers and moving it so she was touching his shoulder – only to see him freeze like a deer in headlights.
This was so hard to do,she realized, because everything in him seemed to be balking at this moment…He said he liked her, didn’t he?
“R-Reyna?”
“Don’t you want to kiss me?” she asked, suddenly feeling a little self-conscious as his breath exploded from him in a rush and his eyes nearly popped out of his head in disbelief.
“K-Kiss y-you?”
