He smiled back at me.We were able to eat in comfortable silence and now that we knew the reason behind my craziness, everything felt better that it was resolved.
On the drive back, the awkward silence didn’t exist.We had Christmas music playing softly in the background, and once in a while Bryan would share a story about a year when he or one of the guys did something ridiculous.It was a nice ending.
When he dropped me off at Seth’s, he came around the car while I was getting out.As I straightened, he leaned over and kissed the corner of my mouth like I had done with him.I blushed, feeling shy now that I was on the other side of it.He was smiling big, all boyish, as he went back around his car.We hadn’t kissed kissed yet, but with him, that was okay.It was clear he wasn’t ready for that, and I didn’t want to make him feel rushed.
And the way he showed his own intimacy was sweet and a breath of fresh air.
“Good date?”Seth asked as he held out my car keys as I stepped into his warm house.
I grinned back, grabbing them.“Yeah.”
“That’s good.And your car is fixed.Did you want to hear what was wrong with it?”
“Am I going to understand what you tell me?”
He shrugged.“Probably not.”
“Do I need to be concerned about more problems?”
“You should be fine until your yearly car inspection.”
“Okay, let’s leave it at that then.”
Seth laughed as he shook his head and pulled me into his house to hang out with him for the rest of the evening.
Chapter Ten
Ithink I understoodnow what the guys saw when they looked at me doing something I loved.I still wasn’t sure what happened, I asked a random question while chopping the veggies Seth felt were safe enough to make it through my talents.
And it was the right question.His expression lit up and he went off, explaining his college courses and what he was learning.Once he finished explaining that, he went into why he was learning it and the possibilities it opened up for him in the future.He was working on making his background well rounded, expanding his knowledge as much as possible so he was in a good position when he graduated.
“Are you going to stay where you currently work for a long time?”
Seth seemed to think it over for a moment.“I don’t think so.I don’t want to be stuck.I’m contracted to stay with them for a few years once I graduate since they’re helping with my education.Ultimately, though, I think I kind of want to do my own business.”
“Oh, you want to be the boss?”
