“Do you want a ride home?” Caden asked Orly. “We can get your car back to you in the morning.”
“No, I’ll be okay. Luke should be home in about an hour.”
“Okay,” Caden said. “Then we’ll walk you to your car.”
“Ready to go?” Garrett asked Reese.
“I am,” she said, then covered her mouth to hide a yawn. “Sorry. It’s been a while since I’ve stayed out past my bedtime. I think it wore me out a little.”
“Only a little?” Orly teased. “We didn’t do a good enough job then.”
Everyone laughed. Garrett and Reese walked out with Caden, Hallie and Orly. They all walked Orly to her car and waited for her to safely drive away, before parting ways to their own vehicles.
“Are you hungry?” Garrett asked Reese when they were back in his truck.
“Maybe. Are you?”
“I’m always hungry, but I just wanted to see if you were because I can throw something on the grill if you want.”
“It’s almost midnight,” Reese said, as if she was a kid and he’d suggested they stay out past curfew.
Garrett hadn’t shifted his truck out of park yet, so he turned to look at her, taking in her soft brown hair and the way her creamy skin glistened in the warm light of the street lamps. “I thought that was your favorite time of day,” he said. “And tomorrow is Saturday.” It was selfish of him to want to keep her up even later, but he just wanted to spend more time with her.
No matter how long his days were, he always looked forward to seeing her and soaking in every moment with her that he could.
She smiled, the little creases around her eyes deepening with the expression that always seemed to make Garrett go a little weak in the knees. “A burger does sound pretty good,” she said.
Garrett couldn’t help the huge smile that pulled at the corners of his mouth. “Two burgers under the stars coming right up.”