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“Okay.” Opal hopped off toward her room.
Hunter followed Vanessa into the kitchen and started taking things out of the grocery bags.
“Oh, you really don’t have to do that,” she said. “Thanks for bringing them in for me.”
“My pleasure.” He continued to help until the bags were empty. Then he even folded the bags and set them on the counter. Might as well lay it on as thick as possible.
He turned to face her, leaning casually against the counter.
“Thanks again,” she said. She held herself upright, too straight and stiff. She was nervous around him.
“So,” he said with a crooked grin, “about our date…”
“Oh, umm…” Vanessa tucked a piece of hair behind her ear and looked away before meeting his eyes.
When their gazes met, they shared an intense stare. He felt drawn to her. He wanted to taste her lips so badly. Too soon for that. Much too soon, but he itched to reached out and grab her, to pull her close and feel her body pressed against him.
After a long minute, she looked away, cheeks turning a slight pink. “I just need to make sure Katrin will be okay with it. I haven’t dated anyone since…”
“I understand. Give me your number?”
“Okay.” She took out her phone and gave him her number. He texted her so she had his number.
“So, you’ll talk to her and when she’s okay with it, you’ll text me?”
“I will.”
“Or we don’t have to let her know right away.”
“Right. I’d rather be upfront and honest though. I don’t want to hide anything from her. There have been so many changes for us recently, I want to make sure this won’t upset her or cause her more distress.”
He pulled his mouth into a half smile. “I wouldn’t want that either. You just let me know what works for you. I would feel privileged to be able to spend some time getting to know you. It’s not easy to meet people.”
“I wouldn’t know, I guess. I haven’t tried.”
“All the better for me, then.” He winked and walked himself to the front door. He didn’t know if she’d text him or when, but one thing was becoming more and more clear. She was not the one putting on an act. Jeremy was.
