Page 17 of When I Was His

“Would you like to have lunch this upcoming weekend?” he asked.

I smiled to myself. “Let me check my schedule. You know I’m so busy with all my events.”

Ty chuckled. “How about Saturday? I have the day off.”

“Won’t you be sleeping?”

I had no idea how he functioned, working nights and getting little sleep during the day.

“I get up at 1:00, but I could get up earlier if you want to go out at noon.”

“I could deal with a late lunch. I want you to get some sleep,” I said with concern.

“I’m fine. I almost always get up before one.”

“Where?”

There was a place we always met, so I had no idea why I was asking. It would be the same, and Ty would agree.

“Want to meet me at Iron Horse?”

“Yum, they have the best burgers.”

“Our place. How about 1:30?”

“Hold on a sec.”

I put my hand over the receiver and asked Sadie if she wanted to accompany me. She declined.

“1:30 is great. I’ll see you there.”

“Talk to you later. I have a few errands to run before I go to work.”

“Bye.”

I hung up and saw Sadie smirking at me.

“What?” I squeaked.

Her smirk became a wide smile. “Lunch with Ty?”

I snorted. “As friends. Stop reading into our relationship so much.”

“I think he’s perfect for you.”

I rolled my eyes as I dipped my Hoy Joh in plum sauce.

I was disappointed that I didn’t see Oliver Fox all day Friday until I walked out of the building to go home. He was sliding into a long black sedan driven by a muscular man in a gray uniform. I couldn’t see his face behind the dark glass of the window as it pulled away.

That night, I had a wonderful dream of a man with sapphire eyes making love to me. I woke up feeling flustered, with a dull throbbing between my legs. It had been months since I’d dated anyone or had sex—maybe it was time. I stayed in bed until I heard Sadie get up. When I opened my bedroom door, she was banging around in the kitchen making coffee.

“How did you sleep?” she asked as I padded into the kitchen.

I shrugged. “Pretty good. I’m glad I have my first week under my belt. I feel better than I did last weekend.”

“Told you it would pass.”

“I have lunch today with Ty.”

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