“I was there as she called you.” He shrugged and I sighed.
“I bet my service went out again.” I shook my head. “I’m going to change carriers, I’m so fed up of this crap. I’m always missing calls.”
“I thought maybe you were just ignoring her because of your hot date,” he said as he glanced at me curiously. My face was red with shame as I looked away from him. “So where are they, then?”
“Where are what?” I frowned as I looked back at him.
“The roses?”
“The roses?” I repeated dumbly, but I knew exactly what he was talking about. Me and my big mouth had remembered to pretend my date had given me flowers, but I’d forgotten to buy them at the grocery store on the way home.
“That your date gave you. What was his name again?”
“His name?” I squeaked.
“Yes, his name.” Aiden frowned. “Or you don’t want to tell me?”
“I, uh …” I swallowed hard, my mind going blank.
“Were you out with Scott?”
“Scott?” I made a face. “No, of course not.”
“Henry?”
“Henry, Xander’s brother?” I asked in surprise.
“Yes, the one and only. The guy you were flirting with all day at flag football.”
“I was not flirting with him.” I rolled my eyes and made a face at him.
“Don’t tell me you plan to slip into his bed as well.”
“How rude!” My jaw dropped. “I can’t believe that you would say that.” I peered into his azure blue eyes, and I could see remorse in his gaze.
“That was a low blow,” he said finally. “Sorry.”
“Yeah.” I stood there awkwardly. This was not going as planned at all. “Why are you still here?” I said curiously. “Liv is gone.”
“She figured we could still watch the movie together when you got in.”
“But you didn’t know when I’d be back.”
“I was willing to wait,” he said simply, and my stomach started flittering.
“Oh?” My heart jumped.
“Yeah, I wanted to watch this movie, and Elizabeth doesn’t do horror movies.”
“Oh,” I said and this time my heart dropped.
“I thought Liv and I would watch it, but you’ll do as well.”
“Oh, wow, how flattering.” I rolled my eyes. “I’ll do, huh?”
“Yeah, you’ll do.” He laughed. “You going to sit or do you want to change first?”
“Change?” I raised an eyebrow at him as I caught him checking out my long expanse of leg.
