Page 61 of If You Say So

He loathed disturbing me.

Then, I’d thought it was adorable.

Now, I just wished he was there to wake me up at night again.

Something in which I immediately felt guilty about seeing as I was starting to wish that Riel

would wake me up at night, too.

If he would just text me, I’d text him back.

Hell, I would’ve even joined him on the run.

“Are you running home after this? Or would you like a ride?” I questioned.

He eyed my attire.

“You look like you’re about to run,” he said. “Which way are you going?”

I shrugged. “I was just going to run. I didn’t have a destination or an amount in mind. But now I’m not sure if I can make it for the run and back home to shower before we’re supposed to meet Gabe

and Ember since they agreed to a breakfast date.”

He tilted his head.

“My place is two miles away,” he said. “As long as you cut through the park, anyway. You could

just change into a shirt of mine when we got to my place. Or you could keep your clothes on. I could change my shirt and we could just go dressed like this. They have outdoor seating so it wouldn’t be too bad.”

I thought about that and then shrugged.

“Let’s see what they have to say happened,” I suggested. “Then I’ll let you know if I can run

afterward or not.”

He grinned, and once again, I was struck by how handsome he was.

The scars didn’t detract from his overall attraction.

They would’ve turned anyone normal off.

But, I found that the scars only added to his appeal to me.

I was quickly beginning to realize that I was fighting a losing battle in my attraction to the man.

“Let’s go.” He paused, his eyes finally taking in the house behind me and not me. “Nice place.”

I shrugged at his unanswered question.

Why did I live in a family neighborhood? Why did I have a three-bedroom house all to myself?

“When I’d moved into this house, it was always with the plan for Luca to move into it with me,” I

found myself saying.

Riel’s eyes flicked to me, then away just as quickly.

“Makes sense now,” he murmured. “Did he help you pick it out?”

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