We drift into silence until his voice lifts. “You still up for a movie?”
A smile curves my lips. “An Affair to Remember?”
“Not hardly,” he scoffs. “I’m not ready to turn in my man card just yet.”
“What?” A snigger slurps from my lips. “Your man card? What does that have to do with anything?”
“An Affair to Remembersounds like a chick flick.”
“Because it’s romantic?”
“Yeah.”
I cut my eyes at him. “If I watchIt’s a Wonderful Lifewith you, then you have to watchAn Affair to Rememberwith me.”
“Fine,” he sighs.
“Like I said earlier, I’ll even let you watchIt’s a Wonderful Lifefirst.”
He throws me a cheeky grin. “Well, aren’t you little Miss Christmas Kindness?”
“I think so.” We both laugh.
He turns on the radio, and we sing along toRudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer. A few minutes later, it starts to snow. Large, puffy flakes hit the windshield in succession like meteorites. I clasp my hands together, stomach tightening.
“Um, maybe we should take a raincheck on the movie. I should probably head home before the weather gets bad.” I hate driving in the snow.
“Or we could swing by your house right now. You could grab an overnight bag and stay in the guest room.”
“Nah,” I say easily. “I’ll just go back to your place and grab my car.”
“You don’t wanna stay over?” He sounds insulted.
I force a laugh. “Remember the part about us taking things slow? Especially until you settle things with Zoe.”
“What’s the harm of you sleeping in the guest room?”
“Let’s just keep it simple, okay?”
He lets out a breath. “Okay, but you should at least stay for the movie. If the roads get bad, I’ll drive you home.”
“Are you insinuating that you’re a better driver than me?” He probably is, but that’s beside the point. I can’t resist razzing him a little.
He chuckles. “Nah, just being a gentleman. So whaddaya say? You’ll stay for the movie?”
He’s not letting me off the hook. “Okay.”
He tosses me a triumphant grin. I can’t help but smile back. He’s so darn fun to be around. I’ll just have to drive slowly if the roads are icy. Thank goodness that the hotel is not far from his house. I don’t know what I’ll do if he insists on driving me home.
I’m getting in deeper and deeper with the lies. If I were a better person, I’d come clean right now.
But then this wonderful dream would be over.
And I’m not ready for that.
Not yet.
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