Page 65 of Yolo

The thought of losing his money, or more of his family’s money, actually did the trick.

He left without another word, but I knew that wouldn’t be the last time that we heard or saw him.

“He’s gone, right?” she asked.

“Right,” I growled.

She squeezed my hand and then leaned into me.

Without thought, I leaned down and pressed my lips to hers.

Soft and sweet and cherry.

Yum.

“I hate him,” I said when I pulled away from her, slightly breathless.

“Agreed,” she said. “Maybe I do need to find a lawyer. I don’t think he’ll stay away.”

“No,” I agreed. “I don’t think so either.”

The smile that lit her face when she got the food and the coffee was worth waking up twenty minutes early for.

Her favorite bakery item was the cream cheese and cherry monstrosity that was a delight to watch her eat.

By the time we got to DPD, she’d devoured the entire thing and sampled one other before closing the box up.

“Which one of these boxes is for me to take in?” she asked curiously.

I wanted to kiss her so bad in that moment.

I didn’t like seeing her nervous.

“Get out of the car, and I’ll grab the box,” I said. “I should’ve pulled over and kissed you before we got here.”

Her cheeks flushed. “I would have liked that.”

I was tempted to pull out of the parking spot I’d just backed into, but she got out before I could.

I followed reluctantly behind with Boss and the box of sweets for her.

“You’ll have to tell your sister-in-law that it was delicious,” she said as she rounded the car with Rooster.

“You can tell her yourself this weekend,” I suggested. “There’s a family get-together at my mom’s place.”

She opened her mouth and then closed it before looking around—at least pretending.

“There’s no one anywhere near us,” I commented.

My phone rang before I could say more, causing me to pull it out with a frown.

“Hold on a minute,” I said. “It’s the vet.”

She stopped and waited as I answered the call.

Relief hit my chest as soon as I heard the vet’s voice on the other line say, “Rufus is going to be just fine. He seems to be perfectly okay…but only time will tell. I don’t know that he needs to retire yet, but he needs a month or so off to recover. He’ll be lethargic, and honestly, he may have issues getting back in a car again.”

I didn’t blame him.

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