Surprise and a little humor eased the lines on her forehead before she shook her head and stood. “Yeah, this will never be my life.”
I sighed and turned it off. “Tell me what happened today.”
The unguarded surprise in her eyes quickly vanished. She folded her arms, hugging her light jacket closer to her as if she had a chill. “It was a mistake.”
I moved to her and tugged her arms apart. I curled my hands around her ice-cold fingers and drew her back to the L-shaped couch. “Okay.”
She perched at the edge of the dark green cushion. “I just wanted a little time with my piano.”
I frowned. “We’re home. Don’t you have one at your place?”
She shrugged. “I’ve got a lot of my stuff in storage right now. I was—”
Her phone blared from my pants again. “Ignore it.”
“Lila is going to kill me. She must be calling from a different number to get me to answer.”
The phone stopped. “Go on.”
She hissed out a breath. “I couldn’t sleep so I wanted to check out the place.” She stared down at her twisted fingers. “I’ve done it before.”
“By yourself?” I stood and raked my fingers through my hair. We weren’t supposed to do anything alone these days. And yes, I was going out for a run—alone—but I actually had training and could handle myself. Teagan was barely a buck twenty. “Are you nuts?”
“Obviously.” She dug her thumb into the palm of her hand.
I crouched in front of her. “Don’t be an ass.”
Her eyes flashed. “Oh, now I’m nuts and an ass?”
“Yeah, a bit. You’re supposed to be home where it’s safe.”
“So, I’m in a cage on the road and while I’m home?”
“Why didn’t you call me? I would have come with you.”
She popped up from the couch and stepped around me, leaving her fresh peachy scent in her wake. “I can’t call you for every little thing.”
Yes, you can.
It was on the tip of my tongue to say it. Because I wanted her to lean on me. I liked when she was around me. Too much.
I tipped my head back and counted to five before I went after her. She was leaning on the railing along the edge of my patio.
“You can be pissed all you want at me, but it doesn’t explain why you came rushing in here wanting to talk to me.”
Her shoulders scrunched up. “I told you I messed up.”
“Yeah, but how?”
“I broke the glass.”
“What?”
She turned around. “I didn’t mean to. I was scared and…” She trailed off and looked down at her boots. “I was alone and thought I heard a noise. I panicked, okay?”
The nape of my neck prickled.
She wasn’t telling me something. Before I could ask again, her phone blared from my pocket. I growled and took it out.