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It was my turn for my cheeks to heat.
Looking at Lily, I asked, “How does she know we’re together?”
She shrugged and gave me a quick kiss on the lips before she crawled off the bed and started to gather up her clothes.
I sat up on my elbows. “Did you tell them you were coming over here?”
“No. I just said I was heading out for the day.”
“So what made your mom think you were with me?” I asked again, sitting up and getting out of bed. I reached for the T-shirt on my nightstand and slipped it on, followed by a pair of sweats.
Lily stopped getting dressed and looked at me. “Are you upset about them finding out?”
“I’m not upset. It’s more fear than anything. Your dad will kill me.”
Laughing, she shook her head. “We’re both adults, Mav. And my father adores you. Youknowthat. You’re worrying over nothing.”
I rubbed at the back of my neck. “Am I?”
She finished dressing, then turned to face me. A look of worry crossed her beautiful face. “Did you want to keep this a secret? Because I don’t.”
“You want people to know we’re together?”
Lily walked over to me, wrapped her arms around my neck, and lifted onto her toes. “If I could stand on top of the tallest mountain in Montana and shout out that we’re together, I would. I haven’t felt this…this…cherished, ever. The way you kiss me, touch me, make love to me. I couldn’t be in the same room and attempt to hide my growing feelings for you if I wanted to, Maverick. So yes, I want people to know. But it’s just dating. It’s not like you asked me to marry you.”
I sighed. “I just don’t want your parents to think we’re moving too fast.” When she frowned, I rubbed my thumb over the faint line between her eyes. “Why are you frowning?”
“You do want to be exclusive…right?”
I know what I told her earlier, but a rush of anger hit me at the idea of any other man evennearher. “Hell yes, I do! If I actually saw another man touch you, I’m pretty sure I’d want to break his arms.”
A wide grin erupted on her face. “There you go, then. We’re dating, and I want my parents to be the first to find out.”
“Okay, well, if your dad asks to talk to me outside, it’s all on you what happens after that.”
She laughed again and kissed me. “I’m not worried. I saw you clock Ben, I think you can hold your own with my dad.”
After I got dressed and Lily fixed her hair in my bathroom mirror, we headed out to my truck.
“How did you get here?” I asked.
“Nathan dropped me off on his way to baseball practice.”
“You little scamp.That’show your mother knew you were with me.”
She winked at me and climbed up into my truck. With a shake of my head, I mumbled, “Minx.”
Less than five minutes later, I was parking in the same place I parked any other time I had dinner at Tanner and Timberlynn’s house. The only difference was their daughter was climbing out of the truck, and I had a hand on her lower back, guiding her up the steps. I could only hope she didn’t look like I’d had her in bed with me all damn day.
When the door opened before we reached the top step, Timberlynn stood there, a wide grin on her face. She looked at Lily, then at me, then back to her daughter.
“Don’t you look…happy.”
Lily grinned. “I am…happy.”
And I wanted to turn and run. Die right there on the spot.
Timberlynn pinned me in place with a look and said, “I see you two have had a good day.”
