He shook his head. “I don’t know what I did.” His eyes searched me for support. “Do you believe me?”
I scoffed. “Of course I believe you. I’m not a total cynic, you know.”
His lips curled into a smile. “Hard to believe.”
I rose and offered my hand. “Come on. I know something that will cheer you up.”
Roan took my hand and rose. “Great. Do they make a killer pastrami sandwich?”
“We’re not going to eat. We’re going to meet someone.”
His face paled. “Please tell me it’s not some relative of yours.”
I chuckled. “You think you freaked me out that much?”
He smirked. It was the most perfect look on his face and made my heart thump. “And now you’re going to send an attack uncle on me? Yes.”
I hooked my hand through his arm. “I’m not sending an attack uncle. We’re meeting someone else.”
He eyed me suspiciously. “Who?”
“Just wait.”
A few minutes later I knocked on the door of the house. An older man answered. “Yes?”
I presented Roan. “Mr. Menzel, I’d like you to meet my friend, Roan.”
He gestured for us to enter. We did, and spent two hours talking to the man and listening to the memories of his daughter, Molly. When we left, Roan thanked me.
“Now. Where are you off to?”
I inhaled. “How about Southern Ghost Wranglers? I’m sure Ruth has a list of houses for us to visit.”
Roan dropped me off at the storefront. Before I exited the vehicle, I kissed his cheek. “What you told me last night…”
“Yep.” He eyed the road in front of him.
He thought by hiding his expression I wouldn’t know how he felt. I already knew.
“I just wanted you to know,” I said slowly, “I might be feeling that way, too.”
Roan’s eyes flared. “But that doesn’t mean we speed things up.”
I sank onto the seat. “Dang. And here I was hoping now I’d get to see you without your shirt on.”
“Dream on.”
I popped the door open.
“I’ll pick you up for dinner?”
I turned and smiled. “Sounds perfect.”
I shut the door and purposely didn’t glance back. No need for him to know my heart swelled at the sight, smell and touch of him.
There was plenty of time for that.
I entered the store and found Ruth behind the desk. “Where’s Alice?”
