First Kiss Fireworks by Kristen Ethridge

Author:Kristen Ethridge
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laurel Lock Publishing
Published: 2021-07-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Dane let off the brake and began to inch down the circular drive in front of Cole’s dormitory. He turned to Amanda, sitting in the passenger seat beside him.

“Man, I hate leaving him like this. I feel like I should make him chicken noodle soup or something. He just seems so wiped out.”

Amanda kept her eyes glued to the door of the building as it closed behind Cole.

“I know how you feel. I want to give him a hug. Those tests use the whole brain—the parts that are injured, the parts that don’t always get used. It’s a full mental workout, and I’m told that at the end, it’s like going through a marathon. Total rest is the best medicine. No lights, no sound, just time to repair and heal.”

“I’d like to give him a hug too.” Dane put on his blinker and turned on to the street. “I’m definitely going to check back in on him tonight.”

“Will you let me know if he needs anything? I don’t live too far from here.”

“Of course. Thanks for the offer.”

Amanda reached behind her head and adjusted her ponytail. “I’m going to go back to my office in a bit and pick up some things that I think might help him shake off the brain fog. Remember the terpenes?”

Dane’s grin was as insolent as a pirate’s. “Yeah, the science lesson.”

She swatted at his arm. “There are a few things we could put in a diffuser in the room that would work as a passive therapy. Oils like cedarwood are calming and can facilitate rest, and cedarwood is also loaded in sesquiterpenes.”

“Sooo...lots of turtles.”

A short musical laugh came from Amanda’s side of the car. “Lots and lots of turtles.”

“I’ve got to head to the ballpark and start getting ready for tonight’s game. I can drop you off at your office...” He thought of a better idea. He didn’t want Amanda out of his sight yet. She’d completely changed everything about this day and had kept him calm on a day that had started full of agitation. “Or I can give you a tour of The Splash.”

Dane smiled broadly, hopeful that he could convince her to spend a little more time with him.

“You know, I’ve never been to a game at The Splash.”

He clutched a hand to his heart. “Amanda. That hurts. You’ve been at Provident College how long?”

She shrugged. “Teaching? Five years in the fall.”

“Didn’t you say you grew up watching baseball?”

“Yeah, my brother played all the way through college.”

“But yet, you’ve never been to a game here?”

Her ponytail tossed, and as he caught the swish in the corner of his eye, it hypnotized him all over again. “Not a one. I think I’ve become too much of a homebody or a paper grader or something.”

Dane stopped at a red light and looked straight at his passenger. “I thought you were an official crazy cat lady. It’s time to get back to the ballpark, Amanda. Reconnect with something you love, something that’s fun.”

He loved looking at her face as the slow smile began to dawn on her lips.

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