We’reten minutes away from the destination when Rose stirs beside me. Her eyes flutter open and she finds me staring at her.
I’m stuck in a traffic jam, and I’d rather watch her than the long lane of cars.
I tuck her chin up and rub my thumb over her chin. “Sleepy head.”
She stays put. “I’m sorry I fell asleep.”
I narrow my eyes. “You should be. I was having fun talking to her.”
Her eyes widen and she quickly sits up. Remorse flashes across her face and she grabs my hand. “I don’t know what happened. I?—”
Pulling her to me by the chin I bring our faces closer. “I’m teasing you, Rose.”
Her eyes look sad. “I’m sorry?—”
“You don’t have to be.”
She shakes her head. “I love talking to youandI wanted to talk to you. But I didn’t sleep last night.” She hits me with those beautiful, magical eyes of hers that got me into this trouble. “I don’t know what happened, but being here with you made it easier for me to sleep.”
My chest feels tight, hearing her say that.
“You can fall asleep on me anytime,” I tell her. Moving my hand from her chin to her cheek, I caress her with my knuckles. “I love it when you get comfortable with me and trust me.”
The horn blares from behind us and I have to let go of her.
But the fact, her cheeks are a little bit pink tells me everything.
Fortunately, the lanes keep moving and I’m able to drive us closer to the destination.
When I glance over to check up on her, I find her face pressed against the window as she stares out at the busy streets, bustlingcrowds, crowded shops and tall buildings. Her eyes are filled with wonder and so much excitement that I can’t help but smile.
We pass a huge bookstore and she stares at it with such longing that I want to park right in front of it and take us inside. It takes everything in me to not make a change in plans. Where we’re going, we have to be there on time before it closes.
Besides, this particular bookstore is on the list anyway. We’re just coming to it later.
I roll into the parking lot and Rose gasps when she reads the giant roof signs that says?—
“Aquarium!” She grins so big it wakes up the butterflies in my stomach.
“Yes,” I say, and park the car in the empty parking slot. It appears to be little crowded and that annoys me. If it were to me, we’d come on a weekday to avoid people and roam around freely. But bringing her this far on a weekday would’ve been difficult. In fact, it would’ve been impossible. If the situation with her parents hadn’t happened we wouldn’t even be here.
While she grabs her stuff from the back, I get out and stalk over to her side and open the door for her.
She hits me with a grin that makes me it so hard for me to not kiss her like I need air.
Kiss comes at the last.Sebastian’s words ring in my head.
I find it fucking stupid because we’re in love and have kissed plenty of times but according to him it matters.
Make sure she has a good time or else I will kick your ass.Marie’s warning comes to the front of my mind.
Clearly, I’m off my game today because I’m hearing their voices in my head. Usually they’re the background noise.
“I’m so excited,” Rose gushes as she takes my offered hand and tightly holds it. “I can’t believe it we’re here.”
“Believe it,” I drawl out.
She stares at the building with sparkling eyes and dazzling smile as if I made one of her wishes come true.
