Page 64 of Always Love You More

“Billy wants to talk to you,” she says, instead of answering my question.

“Figured he would.”

“I didn’t tell him anything … ’cause I didn’t know …” She trails off.

“Thanks.”

“Are you feeling okay?” she asks, running her eyes over me.

“Just a bit sore,” I answer. “I’m all right, though.”

She doesn’t look convinced. “Let me know if you need anything.”

“I will,” I tell her then hesitate. “I need to, uh … I need to talk to you about something.”

She straightens. “Okay.”

“My dad wants you to come over for dinner tonight.”

Surprise quickly flashes across her face. “Why?”

“Because, you know, we’re …”

“We’re what?”

I blow out a breath. “After what happened last night, what you did …”

“What I did?”

“Stepping in between us.”

“Oh,” she says, as if it’s an afterthought.

“I was pissed when you did it …” I mutter, and she crosses her arms over her chest. “I didn’t want you to get hurt.”

“Well, it worked, didn’t it?” she huffs.

“Yeah.” I smirk. “It was also pretty badass.”

She lifts her chin, a small smile coming to her lips.

“But, anyway, after what you did last night, he asked if we were together.”

She blinks. “What’d you say?”

“I told him we are.”

Her small smile turns into a full one. “Did you really?”

I take a step closer.

“So, what are you—my …?” She shifts in her seat nervously. “Are you my boyfriend now?”

“Do you want me to be?”

She bites her lip and nods.

“Then, yeah,” I tell her. “I’m your boyfriend now.”