Page 261 of Safe With You

“So did I.”

Her eyes came back to mine.

“Really?”

“Really.”

“You don’t have to say that.”

“I know.”

Her expression softened, barely enough to notice.

A few weeks ago, I might’ve missed it.

I didn’t now.

I stepped closer.

“Why do you keep doing that?”

Her eyebrows pulled together. “Doing what?”

“Giving me an out after I’ve already told you what I mean.”

She went still.

I didn’t say anything else.

For a moment, neither did she.

Then her eyes dropped.

“I don’t know.”

I could push.

The question was sitting right there between us, and part of me wanted to know the answer.

But I also knew Luna well enough now to recognize when she was trying to find one herself.

So I reached for her hand instead.

Her fingers slid between mine.

“I had a good time,” I said again.

She looked up.

“Okay.”

“Okay?”

A smile started at the corner of her mouth. “I’m trying.”

I laughed softly. “I’ll take it.”

Her thumb moved across the side of my hand.