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“Well… yeah.” She sucks in her full upper lip. “I’m enjoying this… thing between us. I know you’ll leave. But I don’t need to be reminded of it every second. It’s not as if I will forget and you’ll just stay here.”
I’m not going to lie. It’s oddly warming to realize that she cares about my presence.
“Are you saying you like me?” I tease.
“Of course I like you. What kind of question is that? I wouldn’t be naked and vulnerable with you if I didn’t like you.”
I shrug. “It’s a nice fact to know. I like you too, if it wasn’t obvious enough.”
“I can’t decide if that makes me happy or if I feel bad for you because your standards are so low.”
“Ouch. I’m wounded!” I put my hand over my heart.
Sav smiles and rolls her eyes.
“Terrible pantomime. You really don’t know how to talk to a woman.”
That makes me smile. I trace my fingers across her clavicle and bend my head to kiss her neck.
“How about we don’t talk?” I suggest.
She kisses me on the lips. “What did you have in mind?”
I whisper against her mouth. “Let me show you what else I’m good at.”
She smiles and puts her hand on my hip, pulling me toward her body.
29
Savannah
A week later, I wake up before the sun rises at Cole’s house of the beach. I look over at the sleeping man at my side and my heart gives a funny squeeze. It’s funny. I wasn’t sure somehow that Cole would be here when I woke up. Every time I wake up here, I think maybe I’ve dreamed him up out of gossamer, feathers, and air. But now I look at him, his brow smooth, his handsome face unlined. No, he is no dream.
He’s incredibly, deeply real.
God, he’s breathtaking. Even without those azure blue eyes pinning me with his intense gaze, he makes my knees feel weak.
My phone buzzes faintly. I remember now that’s why I woke up. Grabbing my phone and slipping on an ultra-soft, borrowed robe, I pad downstairs to check it.
Something must be going on. I have five brand new Cupid’s Arrow matches. And the men are the chatty type.
Holding my breath, I sit down at the kitchen counter. My eyes travel up to where Cole is sleeping.
I feel silly about checking my matches. Like I can’t do it here because Cole would find out and be mad at me.
But he wouldn’t be mad. He can’t be.
He’s the one that’s leaving.
Pushing those dark thoughts aside, I open the app and check my messages. The very first is from what looks like a genuine cowboy.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Savannah. Would you like to grab a drink to celebrate with me?
My mouth opens in shock. Is it the fourteenth of February already? I quickly exit the app and see the date emblazoned on my screen. 2/14.
Oh my god. How did I not know that this weekend was Valentine’s Day? I would never have come over to Cole’s house if I’d known. Cole and I haven’t even defined our relationship. It feels silly to insist on spending Valentine’s Day together.
Then again, we did have some really spectacular sex last night.
