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Mom and Dad were headed our way as we turned the corner.
“Oh good,” Mom said.“I was worried we missed you.I thought maybe we could drive together.”
“No,” Bennett said at the same time as I said, “Sure.”
Mom’s smile faded as her gaze bounced between us, and Dad put his arm around her.
“Maybe we should drive separately,” he said.
“Why?Because Bennett’s in a mood?”I asked.“If he’d rather drive by himself, let him.I’d actually like to spend some time with both of you…If I’mallowedto.”
The sound of Bennett’s defeated exhale was like the end of the round bell in boxing.I smiled at Mom and moved to hook my arm through hers.
“Where were you thinking of eating?”I asked, leading her away.
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
When I openedmy eyes the next morning, I was alone.My hand drifted to Bennett’s spot before I realized what I was doing.The lack of warmth dissipated my lingering grogginess.
Frowning, I sat up and wondered if Bennett was still in a mood.He hadn’t shaken it by the time we’d gotten home the night before, and hadn’t said anything to me when I’d gone to bed, either.I’d assumed he would sneak in and sleep next to me like he’d been doing pretty much every night since stealing my bed.That he hadn’t made me a little nervous.
I glanced at the door and caught sight of the breakfast tray table waiting beside my bed.The mini waffles and fried eggs were still steaming, but that didn’t catch my attention as much as the small vase with a blooming peony in it.
I plucked it from the vase and smelled it, hating how much I liked that he’d picked a flower for me.
A note was pinned under the vase.Pulling it free, I read it.
This is your first clue.
When you’re done eating, go to your closet and find something blue.
Bennett
I read it twice, surprised.What was he up to now?Curious and a little excited, I grabbed a waffle and ate it as I went to the closet to look for something blue.
Another note was hidden in a pair of my blue underwear.
“Pervert,” I said under my breath.
Clue number two.
Finish your breakfast.You’ll find clue three when you’re done with your shower.
Eager for the next clue, I quickly finished my breakfast like it said then closed myself in the bathroom with the blue underwear.
The bed was made and the dishes were gone when I emerged again.
Another note waited next to a set of clothes I didn’t recognize.
Clue number three.
The fourth clue is waiting downstairs.Follow the arrows.
After dressing, I left my bedroom and saw a Post-it on the hallway wall, pointing toward the stairs.Pulling it off, I followed the arrows all the way to Bennett’s office.
A bouquet of peonies waited on his desk with a note.I inhaled their fragrance before reading the next clue he’d tucked between the blooms.
Clue number four.
