Chapter 26
Derek laughs. “Just make yourself at home.”
“She’s a little shy when she first meets someone,” I say softly, though I know she can hear me. “She’ll warm up to you, probably once the pizza gets here.”
“So we’re having pizza, then?” Derek asks.
From where she sits on the living room floor, Riley growls, “Plain only, Daddy.”
“Plain pizza,” Derek repeats. He raises an eyebrow at me, questioning. “What’s that mean, exactly?”
I explain, “Cheese, nothing else. If you want, we can get two, a small cheese for her and a large whatever you want for us. I’ll pay for hers.”
“No, it’s cool.” Derek’s smirk returns. “You already know what I want.”
My heart stutters in my chest, blood surges in my ears. Does he mean what I think he means? What I hopehe means? “Derek…”
Then I remember. He really istalking about pizza.