We were at her place. She would hop in her car to pick up her son and I’d have to wait for another stolen moment, another chance like this to spend more time with her. Nah! I wasn’t having that. I’d gotten another taste of Tessa and I wanted more. Why the fuck couldn’t I fight this feeling of wanting more? She removed the helmet and her curly blond waves fell back in place as she smoothed out her skirt, biting her lip. Seemed she was just as apprehensive as I was to say goodnight. So why not put her out of her misery? “I’m kinda hungry, Tess. Want to grab a bite together?” Handing me the helmet, she gnawed on the inside of her mouth, considering my invitation. “I don’t know. I can’t be late to pick up Luca and he’s not exactly on his best behavior in a restaurant. He’s used to it just being him and me.” That may have been her way of saying ‘no thanks, leave us alone’ but I saw it as a reason to get the little dude acclimated to having someone else around. If I wanted to win Tessa over, I’d have to start with her heart and Luca was the biggest part of it.
