Scarlett POV
Ryan Parker grabbed my hand so suddenly my brain just… stalled for a second.
Right. Girlfriend.
Of course he would hold my hand.
I smoothed over the surprise, let my face settle, and walked beside him out of the hospital room.
We’d already gone a good way down the hallway before I realized he still hadn’t let go.
I glanced down at our hands, then up at him.
“Mr. Parker, no one can see us anymore.”
Ryan quickly blinked, and he let go of my hand.
“Sorry. I shouldn’t have touched you without asking.”
I waved it off. “It’s fine. Boyfriends and girlfriends hold hands. It would’ve looked weirder if we were pretending to date and refused to touch each other at all.”
Besides, Ryan had never made me uncomfortable.
He was careful about boundaries; more than I could ever
