Was Lyric asking me on a date? He must have read something on my face or just read my mind again.
“You can call it anything you want, sweetheart.” He winked and those butterflies took flight in my stomach again. “But if you do want to call it a date I don’t mind.”
God, I wanted to say yes. But was it a good idea? I had so much going on and Lyric was one of the people helping me. I knew if I didn’t need to get home I wouldn’t be able to turn him down.
I sighed. “I would like that, but I need a shower. I also need to get Gramps and Jett fed, they’re waiting for me.”
He was disappointed, I could see it on his face, but it didn’t last long. Lyric always seemed to have a solution.
“I understand. How about you go shower while I pick up some Chinese food and I meet you all at the house and we eat together?”
My eyes widened.
“You want to come to eat with Gramps, Jett, and me?” I asked in a shocked voice.
“I thought you’d never ask. I would love to.” He grinned and my body turned to goo. I liked his silly side too.
“You’re a big goof. But I adore Chinese so I can’t say no.”
He raised his eyebrows. “So it’s only about the food, huh?”
Was Lyric flirting with me? He did ask me out but I still was second guessing everything. I also thought I was out of practice if I had to ask myself that question. But it felt like he was and I enjoyed it.
Maybe a bit too much.
“What can I say, I just worked up an appetite.”
His deep chuckle skated through my entire nervous system and my lady bits flared to life.
He unfolded himself and stood from the desk. “Lead the way and tell me what you all like as I walk you to your car.”
When his hand slid to my lower back to guide me, my body sizzled with desire.
Calm down.
It was only dinner and my family would be there so that was all it would be.
But damn I was beginning to want more.
Alotmore.
ChapterSeven
LYRIC
I couldn’t seemto stay away from Ruby.
And truthfully I didn’t want to.
Being busy as hell all week had helped me keep my distance, but it still hadn’t stopped me from thinking about her all the time.
Then, when I saw her in the hall before her class, I knew I needed more time with her than a few stolen minutes. Especially after seeing the appreciative look in her eyes as she ogled me. That had my pulse picking up speed and the need to be around her burning inside me. Asking her to dinner was only the beginning. I wanted to get to know her better and that was a surprise even to myself.
If my parents knew a girl even interested me the way Ruby did, I wouldn’t be able to stop them from showing up at my door demanding to meet her. They’d been telling me I needed to get over my ex, the failed engagement, and find a good woman.
Thinking about the past didn’t even hit me hard anymore, but it had made me wary for a long time. And while I was over it, I still didn’t want to trust the wrong woman ever again or invest my heart.
As I drove to Ruby’s with the scent of Chinese filling my truck, my stomach rumbled with hunger. But that was quickly forgotten when I pulled into her driveway and parked in front of her house. My body vibrated with the familiar desire to be close to her.
