Page 48 of Blue Moon

Chapter 20

Sol

Igrabbed my phone and checked my Instagram after I posted that picture with Sawyer. I was drowning in DMs.

OMG Sol! Is that the pilot?!

Uh yeah . . . didn’t she see the plane and the pilot emojis?

He’s so hot! Is he your new boyfriend?

Damn straight. I almost died when Sawyer agreed to let me post the picture of us and when he told me to tell my followers he was my man. I wanted to scream with joy, but that would’ve been so over the top. So, I did a simple post: Dreamy day with my man. And sure enough, everyone freaked out.

Including Kelli.

She’d been thrilled, of course, but wanted me to include him in regular pictures. She also made me promise that I wasn’t going to flake on going to Miami.

Miami.

I hadn’t even told Sawyer about it. I didn’t know what to say. I mean, this was my job, so I was sure he would understand. But for some reason, I was incredibly anxious about telling him I was going away for the weekend. And after I saw Veronica in our room, I was paranoid about leaving him, especially in his home base of Pensacola where I was sure he had a ton of women on speed dial. Would he cheat on me? Especially since we weren’t having sex yet?

I needed to give him the benefit of the doubt. We couldn’t build a relationship if I was constantly suspicious. He hadn’t done anything to disrespect me yet. We just needed more time to get to know each other and understand his world.

Tonight would help me on that front. Beck’s fiancée Paloma was cooking dinner for the entire squad.

I nervously put on my makeup and curled my hair. After settling on a colorful blouse with white pants, and heels, I got dressed and walked over to Sawyer, who was watching television on the sofa.

He looked at me and kissed me. Everything seemed so normal between us. Like we’d been together for years.

“Let’s go.”

We drove into Kirkland, where Beck and Paloma were staying at an Airbnb.

Beck greeted Sawyer and then gave me a kiss on the cheek. “Sol! I’m pleasantly surprised to see you again.”

Sawyer ignored him. I didn’t understand their relationship. I wasn’t sure if it was playful ribbing or veiled disgust. Either way, it was clear that Beck doubted Sawyer could be in any sort of a relationship. I wasn’t sure what to make of that, so I tried to focus on making a good impression.

“Nice to see you, too. I hope to be around for a while.” Sawyer gave Beck a smug smile.

“I hope you are, too. This is my lovely fiancée Paloma and our little girl Sky.”

I stared at Paloma, who was drop-dead gorgeous. She was cradling blonde-haired, blue-eyed Sky. I adored how Beck referred to Sky was “our little girl.” He clearly had no problems maintaining a relationship while being a Blue Angel, which proved Sawyer’s excuse that it was impossible was all in his head.

“Nice to meet you, Paloma. Can I hold her?”

“Nice to meet you, Sol. Yes, of course.”

I grabbed this fat little baby and inhaled her scent. I was young, but I couldn’t wait to be a mother. I just loved kids, especially babies.

I looked over at Sawyer, who was intently watching me hold Sky. After a few more baby snuggles, I handed her back to Paloma.

“The house smells amazing. What are you cooking?”

“Oh. I’m making chile verde. Do you like to cook?”

I laughed. “No. I can’t cook at all. I wish I could though. My mom’s an amazing cook.”

“Well, I can teach you.”