She rested her hand in the middle of his chest.“Thanks forwantinga chance—and for not giving up on me while I figured it out.”
He pressed a kiss to her forehead.“I was never gonna give up on you, Savvie.”
She smiled.Savvie.She loved that.He looked so pleased with himself as he nodded.
“Yeah, I figure all your friends—the people you’re close to—they call you Savvie.”He cocked an eyebrow.“We’re close now, aren’t we?”
She nodded, tempted to tell him that yes, they were—but not as close as she hoped they’d get.
“Then, if you don’t mind, I want to call you Savvie.”
“I don’t mind.I like it.”
He looked more serious as he leaned down to rest his forehead against hers.Her heart felt as though it might burst with happiness when he said, “It’s probably too soon to tell you this, but I think I’m falling for you.”He brushed his lips over hers.“In fact, that’s a lie.I don’tthinkit—I know it.I’m falling for you, Savvie.”
She reached up to kiss him, and they both laughed when she only managed to reach the corner of his mouth.
“It’s not too soon, Jake.I’m falling for you, too.”
As if Carson had somehow heard every word they’d said, he launched into his next song.Savannah felt as though she melted into Jake’s arms.His eyes seemed to twinkle as he held her gaze and mouthed along with the words to the first verse.
I’ve been the kind to hold back my heart,
Keep both boots on the ground.
Love’s a long road full of stop signs,
So I’d just turn the truck around.
But then you smiled like summer lightning,
Hit me where I stood.
Now I’m learning you don’t fall halfway—
When you fall, you fall for good.
She had to swallow around the lump in her throat.Jake was singing those wordstoher—but she felt as though they wereherwords for him.She’d been so cautious, but he’d struck her like lightning.And now all she could do was hope that the words might come true – that they might both fall for good.
Chapter Twelve
“Hey, do you want coffee?”Josh asked when Jake entered the kitchen on Sunday morning.
He ran a hand over his face and yawned.“I’d love one, thanks.”
When Josh handed him a mug, he took it and went to sit at the table.Josh came to sit opposite him.
“It was a good night last night, huh?”
Jake smiled into his coffee as he murmured, “The best.”
Josh chuckled.“You and Savannah are good together.”
Jake nodded happily before sitting up a little straighter.“What does that mean?Did you think we wouldn’t be?”
“Relax,” said Josh.“That’s not what I meant.I just thought it might take her a while to feel...I don’t know...at ease.Comfortable with you.The way you guys were with each other last night — it seemed like you’d always been together.I thought she might still be more...cautious.Not because of you or anything about you,” he added quickly, “just because — that’s how she works.And that usually—”
Jake set his mug down.“You mean with other boyfriends?”he asked with a frown.
