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“Twenty-twenty vision,” I whispered.
He sat back when Rylee brought us our drinks, and we chatted quietly while we waited for our food. Relaxed like we were a regular couple out enjoying their lunch.
Easy laughter and easier conversation.
Covert brushes under the table and his legs stretched out so far that they were tangled with mine.
I loved it.
Being with him like this.
Rylee appeared at the side of our table with our food. “Here we go.”
She set my plate in front of me, then slid Trevan’s in front of him.
“Anything else I can get you?”
“No, this should be good,” Trevan answered for us both when I just kind of stared.
Nausea slamming me hard at the smell of the steak on his skillet.
But it was the battering of realization that really made me feel like I was going to puke, and a block of ice slicked down my spine and my skin turned clammy.
I tried to swallow around the queasiness I realized I’d been feeling for the last three days, and I immediately started calculating dates in my head.
“Are you okay?” Trevan asked with concern from the other side of the table, his fork paused halfway to his mouth when he must have seen the dread in my expression.
I nodded and forced a smile. “Fine. Totally fine.”
Unsure if I’d ever felt further from the truth.
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ELENA
“You’ve been quiet today. You good, honey?” Tenderness filled Trevan’s voice as we bounced down the uneven terrain of the gravel road on our way to my family’s house.
He was at the wheel of my truck since we’d left the shop and come directly here.
The canopy of branches above hugged us like the aged arms of loving grandparents. Softly, yet completely sure.
I glanced over at Trevan. At his rugged, gorgeous face. The structure of his dominating jaw and the tenderness that crinkled the edges of his eyes.
And God, when he called me honey?
He nearly broke me every time.
“I’m good. Just a little tired.”
“Do we need to hire a second person for the store so you don’t have to work so much?”
My laughter was tinkling. “No. I think I’m good. It’s just all brand new.”
It felt like all things were.
Brand new.
Changes running so rampant I couldn’t keep up with them.
