He stared at me for a beat before leaning over and kissing my cheek. “You’re incredible.”
The compliment made my tummy flip. But I tried to play it cool.
“That was random.”
“Not really. I mean—I think it a lot. I should be better about saying it out loud.”
Now I just felt self-conscious and felt my face go red.
“You’re pretty great, too.”
He continued to study me until finally he put his hand on the door handle.
“I better go inside now, or I might not let you leave.”
As appealing as that sounded, my boobs were starting to ache, so I didn’t protest.
“Yeah, I should go.”
He got out and opened the rear door to retrieve his bag while I came around to the driver’s door.
“I’ll see you tomorrow,” he whispered before planting a chaste kiss on my lips then stepping back so I could get behind the wheel.
Once I’d adjusted the seat and put my seatbelt on, he leaned in and said, “Give Ruthie a kiss for me,” then gave me another peck.
“I will.”
He closed the door, and I quickly rolled down the window.
“Text me when you get home, babe. Don’t forget.”
I knew I was smiling when I backed out of the driveway.
With one last wave, I put the Sienna in drive and headed to the farmhouse where my daughter was probably fast asleep.
I couldn’t wait until we were all under the same roof.
Chapter Sixty
Jessica
Alan and I were able to get our wedding emails out by early Thursday afternoon, and he made a spreadsheet so we could keep track of who responded. We decided we’d call anyone who hadn’t replied by Sunday.
“I’m going to head back to the bakery for a little while. Do you want me to pick up Golden Dragon before I come back?”
He was studying something on his phone, and answered with a distracted, “Yeah, that’d be great.”
“Just text me what you want.”
He glanced up at me and said, “Will do,” then looked back at his phone with furrowed brows.
“Everything okay?”
“Yeah—just a little snag with some permits. I need to call my construction manager.”
“Okay,” I replied as I picked up Ruthie’s car seat. “I’ll see you later.”
He stood up and walked me to the door, kissing my temple and then leaning down to kiss Ruthie’s forehead.
