Scrumptious: A Friends to Lovers Romantic Comedy (Camos and Cupcakes Book 3) by Melissa Schroeder

Author:Melissa Schroeder [Schroeder, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harmless Publishing
Published: 2019-11-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Fritz

It takes me at least fifteen minutes to get away from people. Jesus, you would have thought it was the first tango performance in history. I don’t know where Savannah went, and there’s no sign of her in the hallway. I know she wouldn’t be hiding in the bathroom, so I look at the doors that lead outside.

I stride forward, the look on her face when we finished still fresh in my mind. Stunned. It was what I was feeling because while I have used the tango a lot to impress women, it had never felt like that before. Every shift of our bodies left me needy, and just a little greedy. What the hell was I thinking of dancing the tango? I mean…okay, I am damned good at it. I just hadn’t known what it would be like to feel her in my arms. I know keeping eye contact is important, but I couldn’t tease her like my usual partner. This seemed too important. The moment we made eye contact, it was as if it was only us and the music.

I have no idea what the fuck that means, but I know that I need to figure it out. I open up the door and almost run into Blue.

“What the hell, man?”

“Sorry,” I say, then my eyes narrow. “Where the fuck have you been?”

“Getting some fresh air and checking on your girl.”

“I don’t…” then I realize he’s talking about Savannah.

“What? Have a girl?”

I want to refute it. Hell, I haven’t even kissed her, let alone taken her to bed. But, I can’t. Because while she isn’t my girl…woman…I want her to be. For the first time in a long time, I want this woman by my side. I want to have the right to claim her.

“She’s just down the sidewalk, getting some fresh air.”

I nod.

“She’s a catch. Don’t lose her.”

I say nothing else as he makes his way back into the reception. I hurry down the stairs and then spot her down the sidewalk just as Blue said. She looks…alone. As if the weight of the world is sitting on her shoulders. More than once since I moved in with her, I have seen that expression, gotten that feeling from her demeanor. She looks up as I approach, and she gives me a small smile.

Fuck me.

My heart turns over. What the ever-living hell was that?

“Hey, what are you doing out here by yourself?”

“People.”

“Is that supposed to mean something to me?”

I know exactly what she means, but I think Savannah has gotten away with being abrupt with people, and I’m no longer willing to be one of those people.

“There were too many people.”

I nod and she shivers. It isn’t too cold out, but the breeze is cool, especially since she basically doesn’t have a back to the top half of her dress. I take off my jacket and ignore her when she shakes her head. Instead, I just slip it over her shoulders.

“I guess Blue followed you out here.” It’s not a question but I want a confirmation from her.

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