“It is?”
“No one ever thinks of those things. Least of all someone I just met.”
“I haven’t seen you eating much candy, so I’m assuming you’ve been good. Do you need your fruit snacks too?”
“I could use another box. I had some yesterday.”
“I didn’t see you eating them,” he said.
“When I went to the bathroom I grabbed them.”
As if she was trying to hide the fact that she might have needed to treat for a low blood sugar.
He didn’t want her to feel as if she had to do that.
“Don’t sneak it. Let me know if you’re getting low. Maybe I’ll eat some too.”
She grinned. “I wasn’t purposely doing it. I think it’s just a habit. When I’m working, I grab them and eat them fast.”
“Pour them into your mouth?”
“Yes. I don’t have time to sit around and enjoy them. It’s not something to savor for me.”
He tossed the two containers into the cart with the rest of their food, then moved to the cereal aisle. “Oh, these have juice in them. We are getting them.”
He grabbed two boxes of the treats he’d had as a kid. Funny how what he thought of as a snack could be a lifesaver for Saylor.
They made their way through the rest of the store, got to the checkout where she was unloading everything.
He nudged her out of the way and stood right in front of the cashier, and had her laughing.
She guessed what he’d done and why.
She moved to the end and packed their food as it went down the ramp and he pulled his credit card out to pay.
“You didn’t have to give me a bruise if you wanted to pay.”
“I didn’t,” he said.
“You might have,” she said, laughing. “Did you think I’d argue with you?”
“I didn’t want to take the risk.”
“I know when to pick my battles,” she said. “Do you?”
“I guess we’re going to find those things out about each other. Ready for it?”
“If I wasn’t, I better be soon.”
13
WORK HIS MAGIC
The next night, Saylor and Rowan were under the blanket in front of the fireplace, the TV on but neither of them paying attention to what they were watching.
They weren’t talking, but rather cuddling.
Her mind was on him and his body that she wanted to see naked and was almost afraid to take that first step.
