Page 29 of A Lick and A Promise
“I should never have started with her.”
“You were free to do so, so I don’t know why you think that.”
He flinched.
I so should not have come there.
We were doing each other damage.
God, I hoped I could return and put his food away without ripping us both open again.
“Is there anything you want from the grocery store?” I asked.
“I’ll be able to get around better in a few days.”
“That wasn’t my question.”
“No, there’s nothing I want from the store.”
“I’ll be back in a couple of hours.”
“Thanks, babe.”
I stared at him.
He stared at me.
Neither of us said anything.
I took that as my cue…
And got the hell out of there.
FOUR
CLUELESS
It was after the whole confrontation with Jessie, when we found out about her brother, and then we found Eric in her apartment, the two of them, to our shock, enjoying a cozy Thanksgiving.
It was also after precisely five flirty texts, this being after a number of flirty looks and a few flirty chats before and after Thanksgiving dinner at my mom and dad’s.
That was when there was a knock on my door.
Late.
I knew who it was, and I couldn’t stop smiling to myself.
I opened the door, and Knox stood there.
“We doin’ this?” he asked.
So damned cocky.
And hot as all hell.
“We are so doing this,” I replied.
He came in, his arm rounding me, totally all the way up in my space, all the while his head angled down.
