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“Alright. And where did we land on tonight? Dinner and a movie, or is there something else you’d rather do?” When she didn’t say anything right away, he threw another option out there. “Or if you’d rather be alone tonight, I totally get that too. I’m not trying to dominate all of your free time. I know you’ve got a lot on your mind, and…”
“Noah?”
“Hmm?”
“Dinner and a movie sounds great,” she told him. “And for future reference, you’re not dominating my time. I enjoy being with you and it’s kind of nice to do that without any of my family snooping into our business.” She sighed. “I have no idea what’s going to happen when my grandfather gets back, so…”
“I know,” he quickly interrupted.
A little too quickly.
“I mean…I know what you’re saying. We said we wanted to make the most of the time we have together and that’s what we’re doing. Would you like to stay at my place tonight?”
Her smile brightened briefly before falling a bit. “I want to say yes, but…would you mind if we waited on that? I know I’m being weird and I don’t even know why, but…”
“It’s fine,” he assured her. “But would it be okay if I brought an overnight bag and left for work from your place? It really sucks sneaking out before the sun’s up so I can drive home to shower and get ready to go to the office.”
Then that beautiful smile was back. “I’d really like that. It can be fun to get up and have coffee together before you have to go. Maybe I’ll even get some stuff to make us breakfast.” She giggled. “That sounds very domesticated, doesn’t it?”
It did, but he was already looking forward to it.
Standing, he walked around the desk and gently tugged her to her feet and kissed her. “I think it sounds perfect. What time should I pick you up?”
“You tell me,” she said softly as her hand smoothed over his chest. “I don’t know what time you usually get out of here and then you have to drive home to change and pack a bag, so…”
Noah glanced at his watch and knew he needed to get back to work soon. “How about we do a quick search for movie times and work it out from there? I’m normally out of here by 5:30 and can be home in fifteen minutes. Then I could potentially be to you by 6:30. But…”
Laughing, she gave him a playful shove. “Good thing we were going to look at movie times first.”
“Yeah, I know. I can’t help but overthink things. Sorry.”
“Don’t apologize. I think it’s cute.” They each pulled out their phones as they sat back down and compared movie choices. “Would it freak you out if I really wanted to see the new Pixar movie?”
“Um…I don’t really want to see a cartoon. How about the new Spiderman?”
She shook her head. “Not really a fan of the superhero stuff.” They each continued to look and went back and forth on every movie showing in the multiplex. “This is harder than I thought it would be.”
He had to agree.
“Okay, how about this time we see the new Pixar…”
“Yay!” she said excitedly as she clapped her hands.
“But the next movie is my choice.”
“Deal!”
They finished their lunch and cleaned up, and he kissed her thoroughly before she walked out of his office. And when he sat back down at his desk and started looking over the account he had a call with in an hour, Noah realized he felt lighter and happier than he had in a long time.
If only it could last…
But he already knew it wouldn’t.
Because he meant what he said to her last night. He didn’t really trust anything good that happened in his life because, as he learned growing up, the good times usually meant the bad times were just around the corner.
He was older now and more prepared, but that didn’t make him any less apprehensive.
The worst part of it all was that right now, he felt like he had the most to lose.
