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Harper grabs my arm. “He just flirted with you.”

I show Micah the screen.

A grin tugs at his mouth. “He sure did. I like this guy.”

“We don’t even know this guy!” I say. “And I accidentally asked this stranger out.”

Harper looks delighted. “And he accidentally said yes!”

I stare at the phone.

Read the message again. Then one more time.

I don’t know what I expected.

Annoyance.

Confusion.

Maybe a polite correction.

Not someone who somehow managed to make the entire situation feel less embarrassing in two sentences.

I look down at the blinking cursor beneath my unfinished apology.

For reasons I can’t explain...I’m smiling.

And of course, Harper notices. “There she is.”

I look up. “What?”

“That smile.”

I lock my phone and set it facedown on the table.

“I know nothing about this man.”

“Well...” Micah takes another sip of coffee. “I guess we know one thing.”

I raise an eyebrow.

“What’s that?”

He smiles. “He likes coffee.”

Chapter 3

Luke

I pull into my driveway, shift the truck into park, and sit there for a second with both hands still resting on the steering wheel.

I should probably go inside.

Dottie, my grandmother, is expecting me home. Which means she’s probably already started lunch, and if Bo spotted my truck from the front window there’s a good chance he’ll come barreling through the front door before I even make it to the porch.

Instead, I reach for my phone.

Before I walk into the chaos, I want to see if the mystery woman who accidentally invited me to coffee ever texted back.