Page 78 of The Enemy Face Off

"Yeah." I release a deep breath. Some fresh air might clear my head and help get my thoughts in order. "Should we go in?"

"Uh, before we do. I just want to check if you're okay? We've both been quiet since I said…the thing."

He looks worried, and I hate that he's maybe thinking I'm freaking out aboutthe thing. I mean, yes, I'm freaking out aboutthe thing, but not in a bad way.

"The thing you said was…"

"Too much?" he guesses.

"No. Not at all. It was the most beautiful thing anyone has said to me. I just need some time to process it."

He lowers his head, his eyes finding mine. "Are you sure that's all it is?"

I nod. "I am." A few people walk past our car, reminding me we're here for one of my best friend's wedding. "We should probably?—"

"One more thing. Last thing, I swear. No words will be spoken this time, I promise."

"Okay, weirdo."

I have no idea what he's doing. Even as he grins and slides his paw of a hand into the inside pocket of his jacket and produces a cream envelope, it doesn't hit me.

"I didn't know if you had a Valentine, so I thought…"

Nowit hits me.

"Oh, Milo."

Seriously. What is going on here?

This feels like a scene straight out of a romance novel, and I'm swooning so hard I can barely breathe. It's terrifying andunfamiliar and also the sweetest gesture ever all at the same time.

With trembling fingers, I open the envelope and pull out a card with an illustrated red heart on the front.

"Josie drew that," he says proudly.

"Oh, right." I trace my fingers over it. "That explains her red heart comment before we left."

"It does. She's great at drawing, not so good at keeping secrets."

I smile and open the card. The handwritten note inside reads,I enjoy facing off with you. Milo, x

There's also a coupon entitlingmeto one free kiss per day every day from today. Theevery day from todayis in bold and underlined.

"I wanted things to be perfectly clear."

"What do you mean, clear? What's not clear?"

"Your one-kiss policy. I have questions. Many of them."

I giggle. "Like what?"

"So, we've established it's one-kiss per day. But what happens on days when we don't see each other? Do those kisses get saved up so I'm essentially banking kisses? If so, how do I claim them? If not, is there a manager I can speak to about reviewing this?" His grin has grown into a full-watt smile. "As you know, I'm a weirdo so I could keep going."

"I'm sure you could."

"That's why I saidevery day from todayin my policy. So that includes days when we're not together, too."

I try to match his smile but I'm not sure if I succeed. He just keeps blowing me away, more and more and more.

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