Page 64 of Risk It All
Lily shook her head at me, her lips twitching, and set the box down on the counter. “Where are you heading for dinner?”
I looked over at Gran. “Pasta Fresca maybe?”
My grandma nodded in agreement and lifted her tea to take a sip.
“I’ll text Cooper.” I pulled my phone from my bag and saw a new text from Leo.
Leo
Haven’t been able to stop thinking about you.
Me
Yeah? What haven’t you been able to stop thinking about?
Leo
How fucking sexy you look when you come on my cock.
Me
Fuck. Now you have me thinking about sex.
And your cock.
Leo
Mission accomplished.
“Eliza?”
“Yeah?” I looked up at Lily, who had the biggest grin on her face. I set my phone face down on the counter.
“What was so funny?”
I shrugged. “Nothing.”
“You were texting and grinning. Not smiling.Grinning.”
I looked between Lily and my grandma, who again had that same look on their faces. “So? I can grin for no reason.”
“Uh-huh,” Lily responded, narrowing her eyes playfully at me.
“Did you text Cooper?” my grandma asked, taking another sip of her tea.
Shit. “I, uh, I was just about to, but Lily distracted me.” I picked my phone back up and this time went straight to my text thread with Cooper, letting him know we were meeting at Pasta Fresca.
“Sure, dear. It was Lily who distracted you.”
After we finished our drinks, I stayed at Purrfect Blend to finish my admin work while Gran ran a few errands in town. I then went upstairs to my apartment, showered, and changed for dinner and my shift at Lake Ridge.
Cooper and I had gotten to Pasta Fresca around the same time and were sitting across from each other in a booth toward the front of the restaurant—easy to spot once Gran arrived.
Pasta Fresca was a favorite restaurant among me and my friends, especially Lily. She actually had her first date with Gabe here, although at the time, both of them claimed it wasn’t a date but rather an opportunity to come up with a plan of how they were going to complete her winter wish list.
It was totally a date.
“Some water for you two,” Teresa said as she brought over a glass bottle filled with water and three glasses. “And it’s just after three, but feel free to order from the lunch menu if you’d like.”
