Chapter 34
I couldn’t help the flutters in my stomach. For all that Wes had a fierce and sometimes-stoic persona, he thrived when he had someone to take care of. I’d learned that well in the time we’d spent together. Who was I to deny him? Besides, if I were completely honest with myself, the whole encounter with my sister had shaken me up. I could do with a little decompression time.
It took only a few minutes for Wes to pack up. I stood and picked up my satchel, ready to take his hand and amble out to the parking lot the way we’d made a habit of doing. But when I took his hand, Wes pulled me straight into his arms. He hugged me tight for a few seconds before his hold relaxed.
“Will you let me just take us home?” he asked, his hot breath caressing my ear.
It took me a second to puzzle out his meaning. “Oh, I, um…you don’t want to take my car?”
His scowl was adorable. “I just want to get you home.”