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We hung out a lot during the summer, and Maddie tagged along with us everywhere. We were only a few years older than her, but she had the biggest crush on him back then. She used to make up stories about her growing up and marrying him.
I chuckle at the memory.
“She didn’t hit on you, did she?” I laugh.
His head snaps up, gaping in stupefaction. “What?”
“Or did she just jump right to proposing, like she always said she would?” I laugh again. He sags in what looks like relief, a smile finally cracking that pensive mask of his.
“In her dreams,” he shakes his head.
My phone chimes with an incoming text, and I see that Rob has the girls and is heading this way.
“That them?” Milo asks.
“Yeah, I guess we better get back in there and finish up,” I say, and he agrees, following me back inside the house.
Chapter 84
The house looks like the kind you’d see on a jigsaw puzzle. A quant little place, almost like a cottage, tucked back between towering oak trees, surrounded with shrubbery and wildflowers. It was a bit of a mess but held a wild quality that felt somewhat fantastical.
“It’s lovely,” Ma says from the seat beside me.
I tried to get her to ride up front with Rob, but she was set on sticking by my side. I can’t say that I blame her after everything.
Bodhi emerges from the house as we pull up, smiling brightly. Butterflies erupt in my stomach, and I place my hand over my abdomen to calm the fluttering. It’s been happening ever since he told me he loves me. Every time I see him, like some lovesick teenager.
He comes around to my side of the car and opens the door for me.
“Hey, beautiful,” he says, reaching in a tucking a stray strand of hair behind my ear.
“Hey,” I answer sleepily.
“Let’s get you inside,” he says before reaching in to wrap an arm around my back, letting me lean into him for support.
My legs are sore from disuse, and my cast bound wrist rest securely in a sling over my chest. I’m amazed that it was the only real injury I sustained. I know that I’m beyond lucky to be alive. That day could have gone badly in a million different ways.
Sander pulls up behind Rob’s car and jumps right in, offering to help carry my and Ma’s bags inside.
He lifts his head and nods to Bodhi in greeting before letting his eyes flit toward my face, offering nothing more than a tight-lipped smile as he turns to follow everyone inside.
“Have you talked to him yet?” Bodhi whispers against the side of my head.
“No,” I answer sheepishly.
I know that I need to, but I haven’t really had a lot of time for myself these last few days. I don’t want to rehash our fight in front of prying eyes.
“I think you should,” he says.
I pull my head to the side, peering up at him skeptically.
“Since when are you Team Sander?” I ask.
He chuckles, drawing me near, careful not to jostle my arm. “Since he pulled through with this entire situation and proved not to be a total dick.”
I snort, shaking my head. “You two really did bond, didn’t you?”
“Did you ever doubt me?” he asks.
