Rolling my eyes, I pull my phone closer to my chest. "His favorite food is tacos."
Cassidy groans. "Lame reply, V. But so meant to be. You can always fuck with a taco."
Nodding, my mouth salivates a little. Taking a leap, I invite Jamie out for lunch, and of course, he accepts and declares I be ready in fifteen minutes.
I'm ready in ten.
Twenty-Two
JAMIE
The awkward silence in the car can't diminish the sheer giddiness zipping through my muscles. Veins too, but my muscles are all kinds of twitchy with the urge to reach out and hold her leg.
My jaw hit the fucking ground when she ran out of her apartment and smacked right into my chest. I hate how shocked she was that I would be at her door when I texted her I was here. She should know I'm a fucking gentleman.
Violet squeaked out an apology and quickly shut the door behind her. I couldn't help but laugh at Cassidy's joke to have her friend home before the sun sets.
Violet basically rushed out to my car, but a firm swat on her ass made her take a step back from opening her car door.That's my job, I reminded her and held her hand as she shimmied onto the seat. Plus, she should not be moving like that while she's healing.
I've been following her lead, knowing she has a lotgoing on in her head, so I've allowed her to ignore the fact that she was mugged less than a week ago. The only time she brought it up was to ask what happened to her attacker. Telling her Bash was handling the report was enough for her to let it go.
I'm a little worried that we aren't talking about it, but I guess it's a good thing considering Bash isn't making a police report. The mugger is currently in "questioning" with the MC. I'd rather not explain to her what Bash and my friends are doing to the fucker that hurt her.
I'm just going to ride the high of her shyness for now. Her blush is the highlight of my day. It hasn't left since she ran into me. Even now with her body slightly angled away from me, her cheeks are pink.
I'm so damn pleased that she's wearing light-wash jeans with a multitude of rips in them. The peek I got between her jacket showed a simple black shirt. I hope it's long sleeve because it's cold as fuck, and I don't trust the restaurant to have good enough heating for my woman.
Parking the car a block away from my favorite place to get tacos, I turn to her already smirking. "Violet, you can avoid looking at me all you want, but I promise I know every single thing you're thinking without seeing your face."
As I hoped, Violet twists to face me with a scowl. "You cannot."
Her scoff is fucking adorable, and if I have to provoke her to make her feel more comfortable about our first date, then you bet your ass I will. "No? Soyou're not thinking about how amazing I smell and how you can't escape my intoxicating scent when you're in my car?"
Holy shit.Her blush blooms so bright I can't help but call her out on it. "Your blush just rose ten degrees. Were you thinking about the cologne I put on for you today?"
Groaning, Violet drops her face into her hands. "Stop. Let's just go eat."
"Wait," I grab her seatbelt buckle to keep V from escaping. "First, tell me...were you wondering if I smell this goodeverywhere?"
"Jamie!" she gasps, her forehead pink with embarrassment.
My smirk turns into a full-blown smile. "Jesus, Sweets. I was just messing with you. I didn't think you were actually sniffing me like you're obsessed with me."
"Take me home," she demands with the most adorable frown on her face.
Reaching for her, I tickle her rosy cheeks. "I'm glad you wore your hair up today. You won't be able to hide behind those gorgeous locks."
My voice is unintentionally deep and reverent, which matches just how deep my feelings are for Violet. Her frown softens when I kiss her cheek and release her buckle.
"Alright. Let me feed you."Thatearns me a smile. "Wait there, Sweets. I'll come around."
My smile grows with each act of trust she gives me in the next five minutes. Violet lets me escort her out of the car, down the sidewalk, and into the restaurant. Sheeven allows me to remove her coat and pull out her chair.
Violet Bennett is gifting me more of herself, and I'd be a fool to waste the opportunity to shower her with love and care.
Fuck knows she needs it.
Our meal was similar to the car ride here, but there was a key difference. Violet glanced at me every time she blushed.
