Chapter 5When I didn’t get a text from Xavier letting me know he was on his way, I told myself not to panic. He wasn’t ghosting me or anything, I was sure of it. We had made plans and he was expecting them to go through. That was all. I didn’t need to worry about it. Just because I wasn’t used to that didn’t mean anything this time.
When I heard the low growl of an engine in the driveway, though, intense relief washed through me.
I took a breath and laughed at myself, because what else could I do? Xavier was being chivalrous, picking me up. The least I could do was meet him outside. But Xavier beat me to it, making it to my front door before I did. I grinned as I pulled it open, and then my eyes went wide when I saw what he held. I was so focused on that, I almost missed the once-over he
