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She smiled. “Nope.”
“Ever wanna be married?”
“Once. My first crush in middle school.”
Trevor chuckled. “Where are you from?”
“New York.”
His eyes lit up. “Oh yeah?”
She chuckled. “Not the city.”
His smile fell, and he lost his excitement. It was most people’s reaction.
He popped a French fry in his mouth, and he searched her face and then smiled. “You like my dad, huh?”
She drew in a breath. This may be easy for him, but not her. Before she could answer, he interrupted, holding up his hand. “Not his face, we all know you like that.” He winked and smiled.
“I think your dad is a good guy who takes care of his family and loves them a lot. I see a soft side with you and Jack, which is very sweet. And he must be pretty smart to own his own business and very kind to have all his workers and tenants come over for Friday night potluck.”
“You didn’t answer the question. Do you like him?” His emphasis on like could not be ignored. She was aware of what Trevor was asking. She just didn’t know how to answer. It didn’t matter if she liked Caden. Not anymore.
“Trevor, I….”
His phone rang and broke her train of thought. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell. His lips curved, and he glanced up. “Speak of the devil.” He answered. “Just talking about you, Dad.”
Marissa sat back in her chair and searched around the room for anything to look at other than Trevor.
“At Family’s in town.”
There was a small stretch of silence.
“All right, yeah, we’re finishing up now, so probably in about thirty minutes. Later.” Trevor pulled the phone from his ear, but Marissa heard Caden’s voice call out to him.
“Yeah?”
He was looking down at his plate, and then his eyes darted up to meet hers, and he gave her a wicked smile. “Ha! You’re looking for Riss and I’m looking at her.”
Marissa’s stomach dropped, and her heart beat sped up. Why was he looking for her?
“Yeah, we met up in the park and then got something to eat. Her treat, Dad.” He laughed. “Riss is awesome.”
His smile faltered. “I did offer, but she insisted.”
She could read between his words. Caden didn’t want her paying for his son.
“All right. I will.”
Oh no, he wouldn’t. She knew exactly what Caden was telling him without hearing the words. She quickly grabbed her bag and shuffled out of the booth, making a beeline for the counter. Her waitress was talking with a customer and glanced over.
“Need something else?”
“Can I pay the check here?”
“Sure.” She pulled out her pad, ripping off the check. Marissa pulled out a fifty and handed it back to the waitress. She was leaning on the counter when she heard Trevor come up behind her. She glanced over her shoulder.
“Dad says I have to pay.”
