“Whatwhat?” A pretty pink flushed her cheeks.
“There’s something you’re not telling me. What is it?”
When her gaze found his again, she looked a little sheepish. “Those feelings didn’t really hit me out of nowhere. Remember back in high school? That prom kiss?”
“Yeah...”
“I might’ve caught some feelings for you after that.”
A startled chuckle escaped.“What?”
“Just for like two minutes!”
“You were into me and you didn’t even tell me?” The whole idea delighted him. He couldn’t erase the grin from his face.
“Because you got back with Danielle Collins three seconds after that kiss!”
“You werejealous.”
“No, I wasn’t. Well, maybe a little. But I got over it quick enough.”
He couldn’t stop staring at her. Couldn’t stop marveling over this new information. “I can’t believe you never told me.”
“I can’t believe I’m telling you now.”
Laughing, he pulled her into his side, gazing down at her with eyes that surely told her he now returned every ounce of affection. “I’m going to hold that over your head every chance I get.”
“Don’t I know it.”
He gave those pouty lips a little kiss, the whole thing still sinking in. When he drew away they were both smiling. “I love that I’m still learning new things about you. I want to learn everything there is to know.”
Her expression softened. “Me too. But being apart will make that harder.”
“Don’t worry. We’ll figure it out. I’ll talk to Mom and Dad and see if my schedule can be shifted to free up some weekends.”
“That would be nice. Then you could come see me, or I could come here.”
“See? This is totally doable. In between we’ll FaceTime and text. I’ll call so much you’ll be sick of me.”
She turned her lower lip down. “But I won’t be able to kiss you over FaceTime.”
“You’ll just have to save them up for the weekends.” Brave talk, but he’d gotten used to having her here. To being together every day. He only had to walk across the street to see her.
She regarded him for a long moment, sadness lingering in her eyes. “All right,” she said finally, her tone resolute. “I’ll take the job.”
Chapter 39
Jenna’s mood grew heavy as she watched Tyson head toward the bar with Jack. She was leaving tomorrow. Where in the world had this week gone?
Chatties was packed and the noise level seemed to increase by the minute. The band was taking a break between sets, giving the patrons the opportunity to catch up with their friends and neighbors.
She and Ty had decided to go out with friends tonight, keep things light. But it was hard to keep her spirits up when she would soon be living three hours from Tyson.
This was their first double date with Sofia and Jack, although they’d all known each other since high school. They’d already eaten their fill of seafood, and the aroma of fried fish made Jenna’s stomach churn.
“What’s that look about?” Sofia called over the cacophony.
“This past week went so fast. I can’t believe I have to leave tomorrow.”
