“When I can.Mostly thrillers, though.I’ll have to try some of your romance books.”
“Go ahead.You can borrow any you like.”
Daisy finishes her slice of pizza, and I stand to grab her another.
“Thanks,” she says, tucking in.
“Do you have any family in town?”
She pauses, looking sad for a moment.
Shit.I want to reach out and take her hand in mine, but I’m not sure how she’ll react.
“No, it’s just me.Well, and Alexi, but we’re not blood-related.”
“She seems like a good friend,” I say gently.
“Yeah, she’s the best,” she says with a soft smile.“What about you?Besides your sister, I mean.Do you have a big family?”
“No, it’s just the two of us left now.And Koa.”I pause, realizing that she chose the cheese pizza.“Are you a vegetarian?”
“No, I just don’t like pepperoni.”
“What do you usually get on your pizza?”
“Ham and extra mushrooms.”
“No pineapple?”
“Sometimes.”She smiles sweetly.“What about you?You strike me as a meat-loving guy.”
“Yeah, that or pepperoni is good.I’m not picky.”
“What’s your favorite food?”
“Lasagna.”
She quirks an eyebrow.“Really?”
“Yeah, what about you?”
“Tacos.The place in town has the best ones.”
“I’ll have to check it out,” I say casually.
I watch her for any signs that she’d want to go with me, but she just pops the last bite of her pizza into her mouth and smiles.
“I’d better get ready for bed,” she says, standing to clear away her plate.“Thanks for dinner.”
“Anytime.”
I follow her to the bedrooms, working up the nerve to ask her out.She’s still wearing that damn shirt, and it has me on edge.I need to figure something else out before I can ask her on a date.
I take a deep breath and stop her before she can say goodnight.“One more question.”
Daisy looks up at me.“What’s that?”
“Are you seeing anyone?”
