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“That is one thing I love about my dad,” I say. “He’s used to getting his way and everyone caring what he thinks.”
“So you take after him?”
I flip him off.
He laughs and cuts a slice of Eggs Benedict.
“I do,” I say. “You’re right. He always treated me and Lexi that way, too, like our opinions were valid, even though we were young. Even though we were women.”
“He’s a good dad.”
“Is it about your grandma?” I ask. “The money thing?”
“Not exactly.”
“Then what?”
“My mom,” he says.
“Do you want to talk about it?”
“That depends,” he says. “On what we’re doing here.”
“We’re eating breakfast.”
“No. This. Us.”
Oh.
“What do you want, Deanna? Is this one night of magic or is it more?”
Chapter Twenty-Six
Deanna
Is this one night of magic or is it more?
My mouth goes sticky. I don’t know how to answer the question. I don’t know the plan.
This is all off script.
I threw away the script sometime yesterday. Probably when I accepted his offer to kiss me. And let him strip me naked in the living room.
That happened ten feet away from where we are now, but it feels like it happened ten thousand miles away, six years ago.
This is moving fast. Too fast.
But then—
“Aren’t you leaving next month?” I ask. “Don’t you have a job in New York?”
“Can you keep a secret?” he asks.
“No,” I say. “I’m not a good liar.”Usually.
He studies my expression, deciding if he trusts me. He must, because he leans in close, and he lowers his voice. “I’m not leaving until September.”
“You’re here all summer?”
