Zane glances at me.
“You won’t feel like that here,” he says.
“I know,” I reply quickly.
He watches me for another second but doesn’t push.
“I think you’ll like her,” he says finally.
“I already do,” I smile.
“And I think she’ll like you too.”
“We’ll see,” I laugh.“Don’t scare her away by introducing her to your entire family too fast.”
“I’m not introducing her to dad yet,” he says quickly.
“Smart.”
He hesitates.“But I do want you to meet her soon.”
“I’d love that,” I tell him honestly.
We finish breakfast slowly, neither of us in a hurry to end the moment.
Then Zane clears his throat like he’s about to bring something up he’s been thinking about for a while.
“So,” he says, standing up to refill his coffee.“There’s something else I wanted to talk to you about.”
“That sounds ominous.”
“It’s not,” he says.“It’s actually the opposite.”
“Now I’m suspicious.”
He laughs.“The team is hosting a party next Friday,” he explains.“Just something casual. Teammates, staff, friends.”
I nod.“Ok.”
“I was thinking maybe you should come.”
I blink.“Me?”
“Yes, you.”
“I don’t know,” I say immediately.
“It’ll be fun,” he insists.“It’s not a big public thing. It’s people hanging out.”
“I don’t really know anyone,” I point out.
“You know me.”
“That doesn’t count.”
“You know Blake,” he adds.
I nearly choke on my coffee.“Barely.”
