about to be over. Was there a way I could prolong this? Even though I was exhausted and sleep would be a better idea, I wanted to be with Paisley. Stay with her and learn as much about her as I could.
“I’m guessing you’re tired.” She finished her coffee.
“A little. Did you have something in mind?”
“Well.” There she went again, sucking in her bottom lip. I was beginning to see this as a habit. “Maybe we could ride around a bit.”
I smirked. At least her first ride hadn’t scared her. “You want to hit the open roads?”
“It was fun.”
Was it really a good idea to take her out? I almost felt like I was corrupting her. “How would your possessive friend feel about it?”
“Evan?” Ah, I finally had a name. “What’s it to him what I do?”
“All right. Let me go pay for this and we’ll go.”
“Oh. I can pay for mine.” She reached in to her pocket.
I held a hand up. “This is on me. Consider it our first official date.”
She grinned. Damn, this girl was addicting. I wasn’t sure I’d ever get enough.
After paying for the meal, I returned and held my hand out to her. “Let’s go ride. I know just where I want to take you.”
As I crossed the street from campus back to the main part of town, I didn’t have my class schedule on my mind, I had Gabe. I hadn’t seen him again since breakfast a few days ago, but he was all I’d been thinking about. What he was doing? Was he thinking of me? Had I demanded too much of his time the other morning?
Agh! I wanted out of my own damn head. Never had a guy taken up so much of my time. And I wasn’t dating him, was I? Probably not. We hadn’t even exchanged numbers. Our time always ended with him telling me I knew where to find him.
I wanted to go to the coffee shop right now. To have him stare at me the way he always did. The way that made me feel like I was the only one in the room. But I didn’t want to come across desperate and needy.
Instead, I made myself go sit in my car. I still had an hour before I needed to be at work. Last night I’d talked to my boss about having the weekend off. It was time to move. There was no way I wanted to keep commuting here. Sure, the drive wasn’t that bad, but the idea of being here in town all the time and being able to see Gabe whenever, well it was enough to make me ready to spread my wings and fly. I was ready for a real adult relationship, so to speak.
But then what Evan said haunted me. He likes innocent girls.
I was doing everything I could not to appear innocent. Though, I’m not sure I was succeeding. Most likely he knew I’d lied about the motorcycle ride, but he’d kept his lips zipped, and let me go on pretending I’d had him fooled. Maybe the best way to put a stop to this nagging feeling was to ask him if it was true. The last thing I wanted was to be used.
In my car, I turned the key enough to put the windows down. Pulling the phone from my purse, I decided to call Kristy. I sure as heck couldn’t talk to Evan about it.
“Hey, chic!” she answered.
“Just got my schedule. First semester is going to be hell. I have classes starting at eight in the morning. Why did I do that?” I groaned.
“Because you’re crazy. I’m packing right now. It’s almost time for me to blow this joint.”
Sadness formed in my chest. I hated that my BFF was going to be a whole state away. Would we stay close friends like always? “Speaking of packing. If you’re around this weekend, I’d love help.”
“With?” Her tone had a hint of excitement.
“Moving.”
“No shit!” she screamed. “Hell, yeah. And we’ve got to have a little party. What do you think?”
A cool breeze entered the car. “A party?”
“It can be small. A few drinks, close friends.” She paused. “Oh, I know. A going away and moving in party for both of us.”
I laughed. She sounded so happy, how could I say no? Besides, I was growing up, and grown-ups had parties. “As long as you
“I’m guessing you’re tired.” She finished her coffee.
“A little. Did you have something in mind?”
“Well.” There she went again, sucking in her bottom lip. I was beginning to see this as a habit. “Maybe we could ride around a bit.”
I smirked. At least her first ride hadn’t scared her. “You want to hit the open roads?”
“It was fun.”
Was it really a good idea to take her out? I almost felt like I was corrupting her. “How would your possessive friend feel about it?”
“Evan?” Ah, I finally had a name. “What’s it to him what I do?”
“All right. Let me go pay for this and we’ll go.”
“Oh. I can pay for mine.” She reached in to her pocket.
I held a hand up. “This is on me. Consider it our first official date.”
She grinned. Damn, this girl was addicting. I wasn’t sure I’d ever get enough.
After paying for the meal, I returned and held my hand out to her. “Let’s go ride. I know just where I want to take you.”
As I crossed the street from campus back to the main part of town, I didn’t have my class schedule on my mind, I had Gabe. I hadn’t seen him again since breakfast a few days ago, but he was all I’d been thinking about. What he was doing? Was he thinking of me? Had I demanded too much of his time the other morning?
Agh! I wanted out of my own damn head. Never had a guy taken up so much of my time. And I wasn’t dating him, was I? Probably not. We hadn’t even exchanged numbers. Our time always ended with him telling me I knew where to find him.
I wanted to go to the coffee shop right now. To have him stare at me the way he always did. The way that made me feel like I was the only one in the room. But I didn’t want to come across desperate and needy.
Instead, I made myself go sit in my car. I still had an hour before I needed to be at work. Last night I’d talked to my boss about having the weekend off. It was time to move. There was no way I wanted to keep commuting here. Sure, the drive wasn’t that bad, but the idea of being here in town all the time and being able to see Gabe whenever, well it was enough to make me ready to spread my wings and fly. I was ready for a real adult relationship, so to speak.
But then what Evan said haunted me. He likes innocent girls.
I was doing everything I could not to appear innocent. Though, I’m not sure I was succeeding. Most likely he knew I’d lied about the motorcycle ride, but he’d kept his lips zipped, and let me go on pretending I’d had him fooled. Maybe the best way to put a stop to this nagging feeling was to ask him if it was true. The last thing I wanted was to be used.
In my car, I turned the key enough to put the windows down. Pulling the phone from my purse, I decided to call Kristy. I sure as heck couldn’t talk to Evan about it.
“Hey, chic!” she answered.
“Just got my schedule. First semester is going to be hell. I have classes starting at eight in the morning. Why did I do that?” I groaned.
“Because you’re crazy. I’m packing right now. It’s almost time for me to blow this joint.”
Sadness formed in my chest. I hated that my BFF was going to be a whole state away. Would we stay close friends like always? “Speaking of packing. If you’re around this weekend, I’d love help.”
“With?” Her tone had a hint of excitement.
“Moving.”
“No shit!” she screamed. “Hell, yeah. And we’ve got to have a little party. What do you think?”
A cool breeze entered the car. “A party?”
“It can be small. A few drinks, close friends.” She paused. “Oh, I know. A going away and moving in party for both of us.”
I laughed. She sounded so happy, how could I say no? Besides, I was growing up, and grown-ups had parties. “As long as you
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