Ever since you disappeared from my bed. It’s a small town, but I haven’t caught a glimpse of you-Ty
I’ve been living in California-Parker
There was a long pause after that, and she couldn’t help getting a bit nervous. Maybe—her thought was cut off as her phone dinged again.
Cali, huh? I hope you’re staying longer than a night this visit-Ty
Parker couldn’t help the slow smile that spread across her face at that.
It all depends. Maybe-Parker
On what?-Ty
Parker sighed. It depended on him, but she couldn’t tell him that in a text.
A lot of things-Parker
We’re about to head home and I need to drive. Meet at the diner at 6 tomorrow night?-Ty
That works-Parker
See you then. Don’t disappear on me again-Ty
I won’t. See you tomorrow-Parker
Parker sat the phone down, unable to keep the smile off of her face. It was crazy that she’d had sex with him and still felt this giddy over texts and the prospect of seeing him tomorrow, but she couldn’t help it.
Her smile dimmed as she pushed herself off of the bed and started getting ready to sleep. She just hoped he could accept what she needed to tell him tomorrow. She wanted to keep this feeling for as long as she could.
Chapter Three
Tyler pulled into the diner and parked his truck. He fidgeted with his keys for a moment before blowing out an exasperated breath. He couldn’t believe he was actually feeling nervous. He didn’t think he’d ever felt nervous before in his life. No one would believe it of him, and his brother would laugh his ass off if he could see him now.
Not even asking Cassie to choose him had made him nervous.
Tyler got out of the truck and shut the door, frowning. He’d thought about Cassie without his wolf going mad. That was probably a first. His wolf hadn’t been able to bear the thought of her for years, and yet now he was quiet inside him.
Shaking off the weirdness of that feeling, Tyler headed inside, quickly running his eyes over the diner. Parker wasn’t here yet, but he was
about ten minutes early. He headed for a booth in a deserted corner of the diner, wanting as much privacy as he could get. He sat down and waved off the waitress, telling her he was waiting on someone.
He readjusted the menu in front of him, toying with the edges, waiting impatiently for Parker. He wasn’t sure how he felt about all of this. He wanted to see her again, had wanted it for four months, but the strangeness of his reactions was throwing him off.
Ty glanced up as the bell over the door tinkled, and felt his breath stall in his chest. Parker was just walking in, pale cheeks slightly flushed, curls bouncing around her face. She scanned the diner and a soft smile lit upon her face when she saw him. He watched her as she walked toward the booth, sandals clicking on the tile. She was wearing leggings and another baggy shirt and he suddenly longed to rip the clothes from her, to see her body again. He didn’t understand why she covered it up. She was gorgeous.
He stood up as she reached the booth. He had to remind himself to breathe when he got a look at her smile up close, another first for him.
“Hi,” she breathed as she slid into the booth, light colored eyes shining at him from behind her glasses.
Ty cleared his throat as he got back in the booth. “I’m glad you came.”
Parker laughed a bit. “Well, it was my idea.”
Ty grinned. “Yeah, well, you disappeared on me last time, so I wasn’t sure.”
Parker flushed and Ty stared at the pink on her cheeks, entranced.
Entranced?