“I am. I stole away to call you.”
“Why didn’t you just text me?”
“I’m trying to surprise you. Keep you guessing. Did it work?”
“Definitely.” My gaze trails Daphne as she heads straight for the university gear section. She’s with two other girls, who are just as attractive as she is, and every once in a while, one of them glances over her shoulder to look at me.
Huh.
“I can’t talk long, but I wanted to make sure you’re coming over tonight,” he says. “I have another surprise for you.”
I’m intrigued. “Okay. What time should I come over?”
“Make it around seven-thirty,” he suggests, his voice lowering. “Hey, I gotta go. See you later.”
He ends the call before I can say goodbye.
I settle the phone back into the receiver, unsettled by the way Daphne keeps looking in my direction, when Leon speaks up from behind me.
“Who called?”
I shriek, gaining the attention of Daphne and her friends, all three of them now blatantly staring at me, while I turn on Leon, giving him a death glare.
“You scared the crap out of me!” I whisper-yell at him.
“Sorry, that phone call scared the crap out of me. No one ever calls here.” He’s not wrong.
“It was Knox,” I admit, turning my back on the three women and hoping they don’t sneak up on us. “I don’t know why he called the store. Said he wanted to surprise me.”
Leon slowly shakes his head. “You two are adorable.”
“No, we’re not.” I wave a hand, dismissing his words, but deep down…
I think we are kind of adorable. Well, he’s adorable. He’s just so freaking into me and it’s shocking. I’ve never had someone who liked me this much before, meaning Bryan. Even when we were first together, Bryan was never this attentive.
Knox acts like he can’t get enough of me. Like he always wants to spend time with me. He’s so attuned to my needs, and I don’t just mean sexually.
“You two are disgustingly adorable and I love it. Keep it up.” Leon pats me on the shoulder, tipping his head to the side to watch Daphne and her friends. “They don’t look like the sort to read.”
“Don’t be mean,” I chastise him, resisting the urge to turn and look at them yet again. “Knox used to hook up with the blonde.”
Leon blows out a harsh breath. “Of course he did.”
“I’m sure she’s nice.”
“Oh, I’m sure.” The doubt in his voice is obvious.
I need to change the subject.
“How are you doing?” Leon finally broke things off with Lani about a week ago, and while it was difficult, she agreed with him that it was for the best.
“I’m doing all right. It’s weird, not talking to Lani anymore.”
“You miss her?’’
“I do, but Brady has been a great distraction.” Leon wags his brows at me.
“Are you two…getting involved?”