I shrugged.“Doesn’t bother me.Does it bother you?”
She shook her head.“Not at all.Most people are just curious, and I can’t really blame them for looking at the hot biker I’m with.”
“You’re crazy,” I chuckled.
“Here we go,” the waitress said as she approached our table.“Patty melt with fries.”She set the plate in front of me.“And a ham and cheese omelet with hash browns.”She set the plate in front of Clove.“I’ll bring the pie out in a little bit.Anything else I can get?”
We both shook our heads.
“Enjoy,” the waitress called and headed off to wait on another table.
Clove stared at her omelet like it was a work of art.“Oh my God,” she laughed.
I smirked.“Hungry?”
She shot me a look.“You know I’m hungry, but there is no way I will be able to eat all of this.”
I stabbed a hunk of hash browns and popped it into my mouth.“I’ll help you, baby.”
We managed to eat all of the food, and the waitress brought out the blueberry pie.
Clove’s eyes practically sparkled.
“You’re adorable,” I said before I could stop myself.
She blinked.“What?”
I shook my head, like I could rewind time.“Nothing.”
“No,” she said with a grin.“Say it again.”
“Eat your pie,” I muttered.
She laughed and propped her hands under her chin.“Ender thinks I’m adorable,” she sang.
Yeah, I did think that, along with sexy, beautiful, and all mine.
After we paid, we stepped back out onto Main Street.
Clove tugged my hand.“Bookstore?”
“You’re obsessed,” I said, but I followed her anyway.
We passedBloom & Briar, the florist, with its front window filled with bouquets and greenery.A sign on the door saidFresh Peonies Today.
We passedSugar & Stitch, the candy store, with jars of taffy and gummies lined up like rainbow soldiers.Clove pressed her face to the window like a kid.
“You want candy?”I asked.
“I want all of it,” she said, dead serious.
“Jesus,” I muttered.“I’m in trouble.”
She turned to me, her eyes bright.“Yes, you are, but you’re safe today because I am stuffed from Mabel’s.”
Then she dragged me toward the bookstore.
“Oh shit,” she muttered.“It’s closed.”