Page 34 of Love Her

My smile falls at her words. “I didn’t think. I’m sorry. I—”

“Stop. I’m not upset. We’re just a little old to act like this in public, don’t you think?”

“Maybe,” I comment with a shrug. “I can’t say it won’t happen again.”

Lifting to her toes, she places a kiss to my chin. “I should get back to work.”

I reach for her as she steps away, laughing. I like her this way. Laughing and smiling. It makes me feel like I’m ten feet tall. Just as I’m about to call her name, my phone rings. Owen.

“Hold on. Hey, Lis?”

Turning to face me, she walks backward, the smile never leaving her face.

“Have a good rest of your day.”

“You too.”

I watch as she walks into the building before bringing the phone to my ear and moving around the truck to the driver’s side. “What’s up?”

“Hello, Owen. How are you? Good to hear. I’m well, thanks for asking,” he says dryly.

“Whatever. I can always hang up and you can call again.”

“Just wanted to make sure you were going to make it to practice tonight.”

Turning the key, the engine roars to life. The late morning sun is shining bright, warming the interior. I turn on the air conditioning and wait for it to do its job.

“Yep. All set. I’ll see you around five.”

We finish the call and I pull out of the parking lot. Six hours until practice and I see Lis again.

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