Page 42 of Sky Full of Stars

“Dressed as an old pervert?” I arch a brow.

He looks down and checks his pockets. “Shit I dropped my beard in the theatre,” he bursts out laughing. “Someone is gonna get a surprise when they find that.”

He looks happy, carefree and I wonder if it is me who has done this to him, it’s a hell of a difference to the way he looked at the gym. He catches me looking and winks. God, he is so hot. I give him directions to my apartment. So much for not letting him go where I live.

“What are you doing tomorrow?” he asks, carefully manoeuvring through the traffic to take a left towards the East Village.

“Working.”

“Can you take the day?”

“Why?”

“I want to take you somewhere.”

“Aren’t we moving a little fast here?”

“I only have three days before I have to go back to LA.”

I lower my eyes, I hadn’t thought of that. I was just getting my head around how things between us have changed so fast, spending time with him, and he’ll be leaving.

“Let’s only worry about that when we need to, okay?” he says, reaching over and lifting my chin. “You think you can get the day off?”

I’m fairly sure Izzy won’t mind, given we have Tina there now but it’s really short notice and I’ve been gone a while with the book tour. Izzy is in and out with Ada too. He can see I’m worrying it.

“I can always pop in and ask for you,” he wiggles his eyebrows.

“No,” I cry, looking at him.

“Ashamed of me?”

“Adam,” I sigh. “Okay, I’ll ask. Where do you want to take me exactly?”

“Home.” I turn to look at him. “White Plains. I want to show you my basketball hoop.”

“Oh my God,” I groan, putting my hands over my face and throwing my head back.

“Now who’s thinking dirty? I mean it,” he laughs. “I want to take you to my sister’s place. No one bothers me there.”

His sisters place? Meeting his family? He must see the terror on my face. “Keira is cool, she won’t ask questions,” he says as he gets onto a free stretch of road and speeds up. “And I’m sure you’ll love my nephew.”

“Adam, I don’t know.”

“Don’t say no straight away, think about it and let me know later. I need to go back tomorrow anyway, I’m checking out of the hotel and I’ve left most of my stuff there.”

I sit back as he drives towards my apartment, traffic has eased up enough for it to be a straight shoot. When we pull up, he looks towards my building. It’s a nice place, there is a deli beneath it and it has an awning and flower baskets outside. I’ve always loved living here.

“We don’t have to go,” he says. “I guess I’m getting carried away.”

“I’ll think about it,” I tell him. “I promise.”

He nods, gives me a smile. “Come here,” he leans closer and I move towards him. He kisses me again and my eyes sweep shut as his hand comes up and runs through my hair. I’ll be the first to admit I’m disappointed when he pulls away before it can deepen. I wonder if I’m pushing him away too much, as I’m sure he is wondering if he is pushing me too far.

“I’ll wait till you’re inside,” he says.

I smile at him and jump out, running through the rain. When I get to my apartment and look out the window, I can see the car is still idling but I’m too high up to see what his face may be showing inside the car.

Chapter Fourteen

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