“So you had a date tonight?” I blurted.Oh, very smooth.
“Yeah, I did. It sucked.”
A smile burst over my face. “That’s too bad.”
“And your date was shitty too?”
“Yes, he was.” I frowned. “Well. No. He wasn’t that bad actually, but…”
“What?”
He wasn’t you.
“I don’t know,” I said. “I didn’t feel a connection, I guess.”
“Was he a good kisser?”
“I didn’t kiss him,” I said, wondering why a ball of warmth bloomed low in my belly at Theo’s tone. It sounded like jealousy. “He tried, but I turned the other cheek.”
“You did?”
“Yeah. What about you? Did you get any action?” I asked, bracing myself for the answer.
“No kiss,” he said. “No connection.”
I eased a breath as quietly as I could. “Bummer. We both struck out.”
“Kace?”
“Yes?”
“What are you doing this week?”
“Finishing reno on the house. Waiting for final edit of the video. You?”
“I was thinking I’d fly out to visit you.”
I dropped onto the couch, my heart pounding ridiculously hard. “You are? I mean, you would? Why?”
“No reason,” he said slowly. “Except I want to.”
“You can take off work? And school?”
“I actually have one whole vacation day accrued. How about I get there Friday, leave Sunday?”
“I’ll take it. Oh my God, I’m so happy. I mean, I miss you.”
“I miss you too.”
“We say that a lot, don’t we?”
A silence fell, filled with unspoken words. I twirled my hair so tightly, the tip of my finger lost circulation.
“Kace?”
“Yeah?”
“I’ll kiss you goodnight.”
