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I’d remember the scent of his cologne invading my nose.
I’d remember the way all the sights and sounds surrounding us seemed to fade away as we danced.
I’d remember how he put every ounce of his focus on me and the two of us having a wonderful time.
I’d remember the way he made me laugh.
Most of all, I’d remember the longing I felt for something beyond a couple of dances and hand holding.
The night passed by far too quickly. It was safe to say I was disappointed when the party had come to a close and it was time to leave.
I wanted to stay here for just a bit longer. I wanted more time to be with Wyatt, so I could find more things that would convince me he was meant to be someone special in my life.
But unless I was willing to go after it, I had the feeling Wyatt intended to be a perfect gentleman.
So, after saying goodbye to his family and thanking them for a wonderful time, Wyatt led me out of the hotel and back to his car, so he could take me home.
Minutes.
I had mere minutes left with him to tell him things that might not have been the smartest to say.
But somehow, I didn’t think I’d be able to stop myself from saying them.
18
WYATT
From the moment Rhea had called me earlier in the week to share that she’d be available to attend Ivy’s party with me tonight, I’d been riding a high like never before in my life.
As the days passed and the party drew nearer, I found myself growing more and more excited about how the night would go, relieved Rhea had decided to take a chance and join me.
And while I’d expected we’d have a wonderful time, promised her that would be the case, it wound up being far better than I had imagined.
This night had meant a lot to me.
I loved that my family got to meet Rhea, and that the two of us had so much fun. I liked how well she fit in and the easiness she seemed to feel after we’d been at the party for about ten minutes.
I was convinced there wasn’t anything that could put a damper on our night.
So, I never anticipated this. I never thought I’d be where I was now.
As wonderful as our night tonight had been, I couldn’t ignore how the joy Rhea seemed to be feeling tonight had suddenly flown out the window. Everything about it had been wonderful, better than I could have asked for. And it seemed that no sooner had we left the party and gotten in my car, so I could take her home, Rhea completely shut down.
She’d gone from being seemingly carefree and happy to this. She was quiet and pensive; it was obvious she had something weighing heavily on her mind.
There was the part of me that knew Rhea didn’t exactly respond well to being pushed to do something she didn’t want to do, which made me consider pretending I didn’t know a thing was wrong.
But there was the other part of me that cared about her enough to want to know what was upsetting her, so I could attempt to fix it for her. Because if one thing was true, it was that I couldn’t stand to see her looking so downtrodden.
And that was the part of me that won this battle.
Only a minute away from her house, I decided to wait to address the situation. I intended to figure out what was upsetting her, and I wanted to be able to look at her as I did.
But that final minute back to her place was tense. I could feel it in the air, and it was suffocating. If it felt that bad for me, I could only imagine what it must have been like for Rhea.
We finally made it back to her place, and the second I pulled to a stop, I turned in my seat to look at her. I flipped on the overhead light and figured it was best to cut right to the chase. “Is everything okay?”
Rhea shook her head.
