“Do you maybe… want to go out sometime? Just you and me. And a candlelight dinner.”
I’m really more of a cheeseburger and fries girl, but I’m also a “let’s date abusive assholes” girl and old habits need to die.
Baby steps.
He grins. “Yeah? You sure?”
“I’m sure.” My heart squeezes at the notion that he’s even asking. No, I’m not loving the idea of being in a restaurant full of complete strangers who could all be armed…
But I’m also hating the idea of not being in control of my own goddamn life.
Demyen looks so proud of me. There’s no way I’m backing out of this now. He opens his mouth to answer, but then the car’s system alerts him to an incoming call from Pavel.
He lets go of my hand just to tap the “Accept” button. “Everything okay, Pav?”
I glance at the clock. Willow’s school sh
