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Chapter 13

She didn’t. A small, secret part of her wanted to enjoy it as long as she could.

“So where are we going? I’m not going to stick out like a sore thumb, am I?”

“Not at all. Why would…?” He glanced down at himself and smiled sheepishly. “Oh, this? I go overboard trying to look presentable when I want to impress somebody. Anyway, the restaurant is just in the center of town. We can walk, if you want.”

“Yeah, I’d like that.”

She let him lead the way, though she knew Delta as well as she knew the surrounding desert. Something warm bubbled low in her gut. He wanted to impress her. Not only that, he was open about it. In fact, as near as she could tell, Dylan was an open book who didn’t have a disingenuous bone in his body. A few days ago, she’d thought him cute, but not much more than that. Now, she had more evidence that maybe Dylan was different from other humans.