Page 5 of Sophia & Cameron
He arched a brow. “Protective or overbearing?”
She waved a dismissive hand. “Probably a little of both. He means well, but he feels like he’s responsible for us since we moved away from home to run the ranch with him.”
“Us?”
“My brothers and sisters.”
“Big family, huh?” He couldn’t say he had the same.
“Yeah. You?”
Cameron shook his head. “One brother.”
“Sounds nice,” she said.
He chuckled. “You can’t say your big family is that bad. I can tell you love them.”
She gave him a flat look. “Oh? How is that?”
“It’s the way you talk about them.”
Red scoffed. “I barely said anything about them. In fact, I even said your family situation sounded nice.”
“But not better. And it was the tone of your voice. You care about your family.” He could tell she was working at hiding the smile that threatened at her lips. The dimple in her chin deepened, and it was easily visible, even in the dark.
She blew out a breath and tucked her thick black hair behind her ears. “So where are we going?”
A laugh tugged from his chest. “You really don’t like not knowing stuff, do you?”
She smirked. “And you must fancy yourself a mind reader.”
“Maybe I am.”
Her laughter was a boon to his soul. He liked this carefree side of her. There was the snarky, witty side of Red. And there was the genuine, happy side. He was certain there were even more that he’d have the pleasure of unveiling as time wore on.
When they pulled into some fairgrounds fifteen minutes later, she gave him a surprised look. “The fair. It can’t be open much longer. It’s getting late.”
“We won’t be here long.”
Her eyes narrowed, and then she chuckled. “Well, if I had known that you were confident enough in your dating skills that you thought you could accomplish everything in an hour or less, I would have accepted your request sooner.”
Cameron turned completely serious, leaned across the armrest that separated them and whispered, “Oh, what I plan for you is going to take much more than an hour. By the end of our date tonight, you’re going to be begging me for part two tomorrow.”
Her lips parted with surprise as her eyes searched his. Then she pulled back and smirked at him. “Good luck with that, mister.”
“It’s Cameron.” He waited expectantly for her to offer her name.
She nibbled on her lower lip, then smiled, holding out her hand. “Nice to meet you, Cameron.”
“Are you going to tell me your name? Or will I have to keep calling you Red?”
She wrinkled her nose, and he thought for a moment she’d give in. But then she smirked with a knowing look. “Ifyou convince me to go out with you tomorrow, I’ll give it to you then.”
He took her hand and shook it. “Deal.” Then he lifted her hand to his lips and kissed it.
Her eyes rounded as large as saucers at the intimate touch. But then she blinked and tugged her hand free from his grasp.
Cameron strode through the fair with purpose. True to Red’s observation, the fair was closing up shop. They only had about thirty minutes before those in charge would be closing down the rides, and he needed to get Red there before that happened. He hadn’t brought her here to take advantage of the empty fairgrounds. There was something else happening tonight thatwas sure to get her attention. When he stopped in front of the Ferris wheel, Red laughed.
