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“Nothing.”
“You’re being weird.”
He sighs, and I lean back against the bay door frame, trying to stretch out my back. I’ve been bent over one car after another all morning, trying to finish up with work so that I can go see Lilliana. I came in extra early this morning just so that I could leave and take her out to dinner tonight.
“How’s your girl?” Ransom asks, and I frown.
“She’s good. We got her stuff all moved in yesterday afternoon.”
“That’s good.”
“Uh huh,” I mumble, staring at him like he’s grown a second head.
“Did you tell her yet?” He asks, and I shake my head.
“No. We’re supposed to grab dinner tonight.”
“And you’re going to tell her then?”
“No, why does everyone seem to think that I should just blurt it out to her?” I ask, my voice coming out harder than I intended. “I mean, she just moved back to town. She just graduated, and she’s trying to get settled and get her designs out there. I don’t need to go dumping all of this on her right now.”
Ransom blinks, and I realize that my hands have tightened into fists at my sides.
“Obviously, this is a sore spot for you,” he says, and I grit my teeth and glare at him.
“Why do you care anyway?” I snap.
He hesitates, and some of my annoyance starts to fade. I can tell that he’s worried about something.
“What’s going on, Ransom?” I ask, my tone more even.
“There’s a girl…” he starts, and I nod.
“Yeah, I know. Ruby.”
“How do you know?” He grumbles, and I snort.
“I have eyes, and I have seen you staring at her every single time the two of you are in the same room. When we went to that car show the other month, I thought you were going to break your neck when we saw her walking to the diner.”
He rolls his eyes, his cheeks turning slightly pink.
“She doesn’t seem to notice,” he tells me.
“Doesn’t notice you or your crush on her?” I ask him.
“Both,” he admits, looking glum.
“So, why don’t you just tell her? Ask her out or something,” I suggest.
“I just…” he starts, trailing off. “I don’t want to mess things up with her. What I feel for her… it feels big. Important, you know?”
I do know. That’s how I’ve always felt about Lilliana. It’s why I was always so afraid to try to tell her that I loved her when we were younger.
“Yeah, I know,” I say quietly.
“I guess that I was just hoping that you would have told Lilliana and could have given me some tips.”
“I wish I could, but I’m still working up to that.”
