“Okay.”
“Okay.”
“I’ll pick you up at five.” It isn’t a question; it’s more of a demand. Warmth spreads through my core once again. That seems to be happening a lot today.
“Ah, ah, captain,” I tease.
“The boys call me Cap,” he teases right back, and I can’t help but laugh.
Rowan walks me to my car, opening the car door like a gentleman. I slide into the seat, and before I know what’s happening, he’s grabbed my seatbelt and is gliding it across my torso to click it into the lock.
I breathe in his intoxicating scent, his warmth surrounding me. All I want to do is bury my face into his chest and stay there. It’s all too soon before he’s pulling back.
His voice is heavy with what could only be described as need. “See you tonight, Millie.”
“See you,” I whisper, my own voice taking on a similar tone.
I watch as he walks to his own car and waits for me to pull off first before driving away.
It isn’t until I’m almost home that I realize tonight feels an awful lot like a double date.
And I’m not mad.
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Rowan
Ican feel the tension slowly leaving Millie as we sit at dinner. When I picked her up she was a ball of nerves. I could tell because she was constantly checking her pulse at the base of her throat.
I tried to ease her nerves as we drove to the restaurant by talking about anything I could think of instead of the impending dinner and her dreams she’s been having.
I won’t lie and say that it didn’t completely freak me out when she first mentioned them. Flashback after flashback of Lily lying on the side of that embankment dying hit me. All I could think about was what if the same thing is happening to Millie?
Is that even possible? I mean the odds would have to be a billion to one, wouldn’t they?Telling myself that over and over was the only way I was able to talk myself off the proverbial cliff.
Then I switched to planning mode. First thing we need to do is talk to Lily to see if she thinks that somehow Millie is having prophetic dreams and go from there.
Distracting Millie was as much for her as it was for me. I’m worried and anxious as hell to figure out where all these things that she’s experiencing are coming from. I, one hundred percent, believe her.
I don’t know how I couldn’t from the level of desperation in her expression earlier today. So here we are, at dinner with my best friend and his girl. I hope like hell we can get some answers for Millie.
We picked a little Italian place that’s close to Luka and my apartment. It’s a small restaurant with delicious food. Second to the diner, it’s our favorite place to eat. Plus, it’s usually pretty quiet in here, making it a great place to talk.
“I’ve been looking forward to this since Luka asked me if we were free!” Lily says with excitement before looking over at Luka and smiling. “I just knew you guys would end up together. You could tell by the way you watched one another when you each thought the other wasn’t looking.So sweet.”
“We aren’t—” Millie starts to answer.
I grab her hand under the table, threading my fingers through hers before interrupting. I can’t bear the thought of hearing her say the words. “We’re still getting to know each other, Lily. Enjoying each other’s company. No need to pressure for more,” I playfully wink to soften my gentle command.
Millie was just starting to relax. I don’t want talk of us in a relationship to ruin that for her.
Luka tilts his head, a silent warning to not be a dick.Don’t plan on it, brother. As long as your girl stays in her lane.
Lily just smiles, taking it all in stride. “Sure, sure. Whatever you say.” She looks at Millie and continues, “We’re all just sohappy for him. With how hard last year was and all.” Lily’s smile turns a little sad.
Millie looks from her to me, confused. “What about last year?”
I clear my throat. “About that. That’s part of why we wanted to meet up with you two.”
