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He hands over a cup of tea and I half expect him to sign ‘you look thirsty’.
“Sunny’s mom made this. She said it’s a recipe from her village in Belize.”
I quickly offer the tea to Deej who’s behind me and reclaim my hold of the door. Dare glances over his shoulder where Sazuki is just about breathing down his neck.
When he turns back to me, his eyes are less amused. “We’ve got an audience,” he signs.
“I’m aware.”
Thataudienceis currently trying to grab the doorknob from me. Did these women turn into zombies when I wasn’t looking? Their nails are like claws.
“You should have left when you had the chance,” I sign, straining to maintain my grip on the door with only one hand.
“I wanted to see you for myself.”
“The picture wasn’t enough?” I tilt my head coquettishly.
Someone tickles my side.
I cave inward and fling a dark look over my shoulder.Super immature, ladies! I’m trying to flirt here!
“You should go,” I sign. My hold on the door is slipping. It won’t be long until the full power of the farmhouse ladies unleashes on Dare.
He makes an ‘I’ll call you’ gesture.
I nod.
The door is yawning wider.
Dare isn’t moving fast enough.
Go! Go away!
Instead, he takes a step forward and places a kiss on my forehead. My heart flails and then turns to mush. I didn’t know forehead kisses were a thing for me, but now I’m being emotionally attacked.
My grip on the door slacks and it’s a good thing that all the farmhouse ladies are equally stunned by Dare’s tender gesture.
The door widens, but no one charges.
Dare gives the faces behind me a confident nod and a smile before turning and taking Talia’s hand. He waves goodbye to the other kids and then he’s out the door.
I blink and blink as I watch him. This warm, bubbly feeling in my stomach is a first. We were fake-dating, but now we’re real-kissing, and… I don’t knowwhatwe are.
I just know I like it.
I like it a lot.
CHAPTER15
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DARE
I open the front door and usher Talia into our cold, quiet and achingly empty condo. After being immersed in the cheerful chaos that is Sunny and Darrel’s farmhouse, it’s almost jarring to be…
Home?
Is that what this is?
