Page 101 of Until You

Tyler hung up, feeling guilty over the disappointment he felt that his evening with Lanie had been interrupted.

“You need to pick up Eric?” she asked with worry in her eyes.

He ran a hand over his head. “Yeah, he and his friends have been drinking. He’s okay, but he doesn’t want to get in the car with them. Gotta give him credit for that.”

She cracked a small grin. “It’s just after ten. They must have gotten an early start.”

“Yeah. I guess so.”

“What are we doing standing here? We need to go.”

He blinked in surprise. “You want to go with me?”

She put a hand on her hip. “I thought we were spending the weekend together.”

“We are, but—”

“You can’t ditch me that easily.” She snagged his hand and dragged him a few steps. “I see how it is. You get your stitches out and now you think you can do better than me. You planning on trading up?”

She was teasing and they both knew it, but he couldn’t handle her suggesting she wasn’t good enough.

He pulled her to a halt. “Just you, Lanie. Only you.”

Emotion filled her eyes, but then she forced a smile. “Me too. Only you.”

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