Chapter 22

We finished dinner around 11 at night and didn’t notice it until only two of us left at the restaurant. Vince drove me home, and the ride was pretty quiet at first until he asked.

“Can you grab something for me at the back?” He said.

I shifted my body to see at the back seat and saw a bouquet of red roses. I looked at him in surprise, and he smiled as he took a second to glance at me.

“It’s for you. I meant to give it to you before dinner, but I got hung up talking to you.”

“I don’t know what to say.”

“Just take it and say thanks.”

He’s sometimes shy, then acts all confidently romantic the next moment. He may have some things up his sleeves, even though he’s predictable.

I placed the bouquet on my lap, and my phone suddenly rang. “Hey, Lisa.”

“Lisa’s drunk, and I need you to pick her up.” A man’s voice was over the phone.

I checked on my phone to see if it was Lisa’s number, and it was. “Who is this? Where’s Lisa?

“It’s Leo