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“Are you saying yes?”
I pretend to think about it. His arms lock around me and he swings me around. I squeal, dropping my head back.
“I’m not stopping until you give me an answer.” He holds me tighter.
“Yes, I’ll go on a date with you.”
Slowing our spin, he lowers my feet to the ground with a charming smile that makes me swoon.
“I can’t wait to take you out to dinner,” he murmurs. “I have something else important I want to tell you.”
I bite my lip at the reverence in his tone. He slips his hand in mine and walks me to my car, opening the door for me. I climb in and roll the window down, reluctant to say goodbye to him. He leans in to give me one last kiss.
“Drive safe and let me know when you get in, okay?”
“Thanks, I will. Text me when you make it to the city?”
He nods. “I’ll see you soon.”
For a moment, I have the urge to blurt that I love him.
The words creep up my throat, dancing to the tip of my tongue. Before I decide if I should or not, he pats the hood of my car and steps back to let me go first.
I wave and pull out, watching him in the rear view mirror. The wind messes up his thick brown hair as he tucks his hands in his pockets and watches me until I’m gone.
The moment I’m on the road, I already miss him.
CHAPTER 18
CALEB
Every minutesince I’ve left my family’s cabin yesterday, I’ve counted down the seconds until I see Holly again. The fear that she could still slip through my fingers again haunted my sleep last night. I chase it away with the mantra that she said yes when I asked her out.
I don’t want her to believe she’s a fling to me. She’s my world, and I’m done living without her in my life.
This time I’m doing it all right. I’m going to be clear with her that I’m serious about us. I don’t want to keep her a secret and sneak around this time.
I almost call Layla on my way over to Trevon’s office in midtown Manhattan. The urge to tell her I’m in love with Holly burns in my chest, but first I want to make sure Holly wants this as much as I do.
Christ, it’ll eviscerate me if she turns me down when I tell her I love her tonight. I’m more nervous for our date than I am for this meeting.
As the private car Trevon sent to the hotel for me pulls up in front of his building, I check my phone.
Seeing a new text with Holly’s name makes my heart do a shamelessly excited flip. Not sure how long it’ll take for me toget used to seeing messages from her after all the time I spent wishing for her to respond to me.
“Thanks. Have a good day,” I tell the driver.
He nods politely. Climbing out, I open her text to read it.
Holly
I hope everything goes amazing! [heart emoji]
Caleb
Thanks. Can’t wait to see you tonight and tell you all about it. [heart emoji]
Holly
