Page 45 of Loving You

“I’m not sure that’s something we want to do,” I say and look at Miles to back me up. Partaking means more appearances, and we know how he feels about that.

“What? Why not?” Brooke asks as she sits down. “You bake and drink beer. It’s not a hardship.”

Miles smirks at me, but truth be told, I think he wants to get as far away from me as possible.

Why?

Oh, because I told him this would be easy about three hours ago, and by this point in the night we have been invited on a hike with his brother and Sadie, his dad texted him to say he’s sorry he missed us tonight but bring me by the house, Grandma Betty invited us over for dinner and said to bring him to her wedding as my date, Tobias messaged me that they want us over for beers,and now Brooke wants us to join the next festival for the bake-off they have every summer.

So my plan that we can lay low isn’t working out very well.

“She’s right,” Miles says and leans back. “It’s not a half bad deal.”

“Can you even bake?” I ask, looking in his direction.

His eyes widen for a split second before they relax, and he smiles.

Shit.

That came out with much more snark than your typical girlfriend should have in her voice.

“I can bake. I just don’t because B’s is the best.”

He’s not wrong. Unless I’m in France, I’ve yet to find a bakery as savory as hers.

“All right, count us in,” I say and grin.

“Perfect.”

“We should be going,” Miles says and stands abruptly.

I follow suit, agreeing that we need to get out of here before anyone else asks us to commit to something.

No isn’t really in my vocabulary.

I give Brooke a hug, and Miles does the same before we start our walk back to the shop.

“Did you tell Luca?” I ask.

“Not yet. I was going to, but I figured I needed a less public place to do it. He’s going to have a lot to say.”

“Good point.”

We make it about five steps before Andy, Sully, Ashley, and Danny spot us.

“Quinn, Miles, just the two people we were looking for,” Andy says. “Danny mentioned you said there were trails around here. Would you two be up for showing us around some this weekend?”

“Oh, we have plans,” Miles says quickly.

I nod in agreement.

“Oh, what are you doing? Is there another festival?”

I purse my lips and look up at Miles.

Say something.

Anything.

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