Page 151 of Wish You Were Mine
“You have no idea,” he said, waggling his eyebrows.
“Good to know.” I gave him a playful look. “Maybe I’ll addsexy chemistto my Halloween costume idea list.”
“As long as I don’t have to return the favor by wearing one of your leotards, I’m all in.”
I snorted at the mental image of a tall, broad-shouldered Owen trying to squeeze into a spandex leotard. “Pretty sure it was you in that fitted black T-shirt that hooked me at first sight.”
“Guess I better put more of those back into the rotation.” Hechuckled, and I felt his thumb trace a lazy line over my hand.
“Speaking of us looking our best…” I reached for my bag with a grin. “Do you mind if we take a quick photo together?”
“Right now?” he asked, glancing around with a smile. “On a train?”
“We forgot to get one earlier,” I said, unlocking my phone. “And I mean…you’re looking so hot, and I spent all that time finding the right outfit…”
“Of course I want a photo with you,” he said, his tone softening before he pressed a kiss to my temple. “I want to remember tonight.”
I pulled up the camera app on my phone and switched it to selfie mode. As I leaned in, Owen shifted closer until our cheeks brushed, and I snapped a few photos.
I zoomed in on one of them, studying it with a little grin. “Our first photo,” I said, showing it to him. “Don’t we look so good together?”
“We totally do.”
I tucked my phone back into my bag and leaned into him again, settling in for the rest of the ride. When we reached the train station in New Haven a while later, we climbed into my car and drove back to Eden Falls. The roads were quiet at this hour, and by the time I pulled up in front of Owen’s apartment, the silence between us had settled into something warm and full—like neither of us needed words to know how good tonight had been.
He glanced over at me with a soft, contented look that made my heart flutter. “I’m really glad we did this,” he said. “Tonight was kind of perfect.”
Then he leaned across the console, his hand finding my cheek, his fingers warm against my skin. And when his lips met mine, the kiss was sweet and slow. I melted into the moment,eyes falling closed, my fingers curling lightly around his wrist as I let my lips and tongue explore his.
When he eventually pulled away, I blinked, slightly dazed, trying to catch my breath.
“Hey, before I forget,” he said, a little smile tugging at his lips as he met my eyes in the dark car, “can you send me that photo you took? I’d love a copy.”
“Of course.” I reached for my phone, tapping the screen.Nothing. I hit the power button, but still no response. “Uh…well, maybe not since I guess my phone died.”
“Sounds about right,” he said, an amused look in his eyes.
“I’ll get some charge in it when I get home and text it to you,” I promised.
“Sounds perfect,” he said. Then he leaned in for one more kiss, slower and deeper this time, making my stomach swoop.
“Gosh, I could just kiss you all night,” he said, pulling away with a quiet groan.
“Me too,” I said, letting him go even though I didn’t want to.
If it weren’t already so late and I didn’t have practice in the morning, I probably would’ve asked to go inside with him.
But I needed to be responsible.
Even if spending time with this gorgeous man was way more fun than sleeping.
“I’ll see you in the lab tomorrow afternoon,” I said instead.
“Okay,” he said, opening the passenger door to climb out. “See you then.”
“Someone looks happy,” Nora’s voice sounded in the doorway of my room after I’d gotten home and changed into my pajamas. “I’m guessing your Broadway date with Professor McDreamy went well.”
“It was so good,” I said, looking up at my best friend after putting my phone on my charger so it could come back to life. “It was just so nice having a real date with him. One where we could just have fun and relax and not worry about who might see us.”
