Page 205 of Safe With You

I got us back across town with a few minutes to spare, although Luna checked the time often enough that I was starting to think she didn’t trust me.

At the last red light before Main Street, she looked at the clock on the dashboard again.

“Nine fifty-four.”

“I can see.”

“I’m just making sure.”

“That the clock works?”

“That you understand what the numbers mean.”

I laughed as the light changed. “You’ve been worried about this since we left the restaurant.”

“Because I have responsibilities.”

“So do I.”

“You don’t have Naomi waiting to judge you.”

“Neither do you.”

Luna turned toward me. “You really don’t know her.”

I pulled onto Main Street, and Chapter & Charm came into view half a block later.

“Nine fifty-seven,” I told her.

“We’re not there yet.”

“You can see the building.”

“That is not the same as being inside it.”

“You’re a hard woman to please.”

“I was perfectly pleased at breakfast.”

I glanced at her.

She seemed to realize what she said at the same time I did because she looked toward the window, but not before I caught the smile spreading across her face.

“Were you?”

“I said what I said.”

I smiled as I pulled into an open space near the bookstore.

The clock changed to 9:58.

I put the truck in park and gestured toward it. “Two minutes.”

Luna looked at the dashboard before turning to me. “You want a prize?”

“I’d settle for an apology.”

“For what?”