“Why are you writing all these things down?”
“Oh, I’m planning a…thing.”
“What kind of thing?”
“Another surprise.”
“This is already quite a nice surprise.”
“This one isn’t really for you. Well, I mean, it kind of is. But it’s actually for my best friend.”
“It’s for Kennedy?”
“What?” Tanner looked up from his notes.
“You said it’s for your best friend…which you said is Kennedy.”
“Indeed I did say that.”
“So what’s the surprise? It’s not her birthday or anything.”
“Well, if I revealed it, it wouldn’t exactly be a surprise, now would it? Ah look, we’re out of the city.”
I turned to look out the window. “Do you like her as more than a friend?” I asked. If he was going to all this trouble to win me over, there must be something else there.
“Who?” Tanner asked.
“Kennedy.”
“Oh, we’re still talking about her.”
I laughed. “Who else would we be talking about?”
“I have no idea. I was hoping to be talking about you. I need more information. What makes you tick? What’s your favoritepastime? What’s the most romantic thing Matt ever did for you?”
I yawned. “I’m so sleepy. Wait…what?”
Tanner cleared his throat. “Nothing.”
“Did you just ask about Matt?” I yawned again.
“I think you’re just tired. The open road will do that to a person. Here,” he said and pulled a blanket off the seat next to him. “Why don’t you take a nap?”
Had that blanket been there a second ago?
He placed it on my lap. “Really, just rest. I’ll let you know when we get there.”
I looked over at Jacob, who was already fast asleep. We’d just woken up. But honestly, a nap sounded amazing. I guess the open road really did make me sleepy.
“I think I might just take you up on that.” I yawned again as I pulled the blanket over myself.
“Good, good. You’ll need all the rest you can get. Saturday is going to be a big day.”
“What’s Saturday?” I mumbled as my eyelids started to feel too heavy to keep open.
“The surprise of course.”
“Right. For Kennedy.”
