Page 387 of Safe With You

Now she was beside me in the passenger seat, looking through the window while I drove, her bag at her feet and the box of prints resting safely in the back.

I glanced over at her.

“You know you could’ve stayed at the house.”

“I know.”

“You had work to do.”

“I still have work to do.”

“So why’d you come?”

Luna looked over at me.

“Why are you questioning my decision?”

“I’m asking.”

“I wanted to come.”

Simple as that.

I nodded and turned my attention back to the road.

“Okay.”

“Okay.”

A few minutes passed before Luna reached for the radio, lowering the music that wasn’t loud to begin with.

“Are these the anniversary people?”

“Yeah.”

“The ten-year couple?”

“That’s them.”

“I liked their pictures.”

“You saw about five.”

“I liked the five I saw.”

I smiled.

“Fair enough.”

“Did they like them?”

“Mrs. Harris ordered twenty-three prints. What you think?”

Luna laughed. “Twenty-three?”

“Started at twenty.”

“What happened?”