Interference by Sophia Henry

Author:Sophia Henry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2016-06-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Indie

Tim had soured me on relationships so much that I totally forgot all the crazy feelings that hijack your consciousness during those initial weeks of dating. The swirly stomach every time Jason called or texted, or breaking into a happy dance while vacuuming the house.

Jason was different. He had his life together. He had a wonderful family. He was mature, smart, complimentary, respectful.

When Jason pulled into the parking lot in front of the steak house at the casino, I bit my usually snarky tongue, to keep from telling him it was one of my least favorite restaurants in town. But only because I ate there so often I could taste the steak in my sleep. Mom works at the casino and brought home dinner from there a few times a week. Damien loves it, and I did at first, but like anything, it gets old.

I’d never say anything to him, because I didn’t want to seem ungrateful. And I knew Jason took me there because, technically, it’s the fanciest restaurant in town. I’d prefer Hank’s Drive-In any night of the week, but I knew he’d put thought into it and I refused to ruin the moment.

“I’m starving!” Jason complained after we’d been seated.

“They’ll bring bread,” I assured him.

“I know. I just wish I had something now. Like peanuts.”

“Ugh! Peanuts,” I moaned.

Jason reached out and put his hand on my arm. “What? Are you allergic?”

“No. Back when Peak City opened, there used to be a bowl of peanuts on each table. Pat loved those restaurants where people could crack the shells and throw them on the floor.”

“I imagine that must have been slippery,” Jason said, lifting his hand from my arm and picking up his menu. “I don’t understand how places get away with that, from a liability standpoint.”

“Right,” I agreed. “So messy and annoying. I’d be balls deep in nut dust within the first hour of my shift.” I shook my head and opened my menu. “I’m so glad he got rid of the peanut thing.”

Jason’s silence made me lift my eyes from the menu. He was sitting back in his chair, smiling like a kid at Disneyland.

“You just used ‘balls deep’ in a conversation,” he said. Then he broke into a grin. “That’s fuckin’ awesome.”

“Um, okay.” I raised the menu. Behind it, I bit my lip to hide my smile and force down the little flutter he’d caused by complimenting me on my sense of humor.

Thankfully, the waiter interrupted our conversation by setting a basket of assorted types of bread in the middle of the table. Then he took our order.

“Can you text me your parents’ address?” I asked when we’d finished. “I want to send them a thank-you card.”

“Yeah.” Jason handed our menus to the waiter. Then he reached into the front pocket of his pants and pulled out his phone. “Do you mind if I do it now, so I don’t forget?”

How did I find someone so thoughtful?

“Yeah, go for it. Thank you.” I continued talking while he scrolled and tapped on the screen.

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