“You don’t know that. It could be anyone.”
“The Svensson brothers all drive those super-duper-expensive luxury Teslas,” she retorted. “They must know Elon Musk personally, because whenever I see them, there’s a parade of those cars.”
“I didn’t ask him here.” I checked my phone. I had several texts and missed calls from Parker. “Crap.”
“I’ll go back to Jasmine’s,” she said. “And you can have seventies porn-star sex in the apartment.”
The driver’s-side door opened, and Parker unfolded himself out of the car.
“He’s like Batman,” I whispered.
“Dear lord, she has it bad,” Erika said, looking over at me.
“Just don’t start apologizing for missing his calls,” she said, wagging her finger in in my face. “It’s good he came crawling after you. Go get your man.” She shoved me out of the car.
“Sadie,” Parker said, looking me up and down.
“I’m s—”Don’t apologize!“So horny.”
He raised an eyebrow. “It’s too bad you didn’t respond to my calls.”
I stared up at him. “I’m sorry I missed your calls. I was drinking with my friends and planning food for the gala, except that Jasmine also made mac ’n cheese bites, which aren’t historical.” I could feel Erika facepalming.
Parker smiled. “I’m sorry I missed you.”
He leaned in and kissed me. We were highlighted by the street lamp, and I felt like the heroine inLa La Land.
“Do you want to come up?” I asked breathlessly.
Parker smiled. “The carpet is sticky, and there’s an ecosystem on your linoleum.”
“It was free.” I wrinkled my nose.
“So is my condo.”
“You got it free?”
“It’s free for you. You could live there if you wanted.”
I could live there?Maybe he loves me. Or Maybe Parker is just trying to get laid.But I wanted it to be true. I wanted him to say that he couldn’t imagine life without me. I wanted our funny meet-cute, our inside jokes.
Parker walked me around to the passenger door.
“I think I can make it myself,” I joked.
“I don’t want you to think those of us up north are uncultured and uncivilized.”
“I mean, after what you did last night, I’m totally down for an uncivilized guy,” I said as I buckled my seat belt.
He kissed me again hard when he sat in the car.
“You promised me sex outside at one point,” I joked.
“Do you want me to fuck you right here?” he growled against my mouth. His hand pushed up under my skirt. “Crotchless panties. I can’t tell if I’m a bad influence or if this is something from Ida. But it will be a lot easier to fuck you like this.”
“Um, none of the above. I need to buy new underwear,” I admitted.
Erika knocked on the window. “Get a room!” my friend said cheerfully and flashed me a thumbs-up.
