Once Ava walks off in a storm of clinking heels and loud sobs, I turn to Ryker who smiles at me sheepishly.
“You should have been the first to know,” he says and I frown briefly as I understand his point. “I should have confessed in a more proper manner. It just slipped, I guess. But now you know,” his smile broadens. “I just wish you are not upset with me, even if I totally get if you are.”
His rambling is sweet and endearing, and as I understand what he is apologizing for, I realize that his feelings can only be genuine.
My lips mirror his and curve into a smile.
“I’m not upset,” I tell him, “I am furious.”
He pales at once , his rambling resumes, “I didn’t mean to, little girl. I swear it just slipped. I…”
I giggle at him, interrupting his apology. “I am just kidding,” I te
