Danielle POV
He leans in and kisses me gently. “Yes. We’re going to get you more confident about being outside. Your apartment is closer to work, so we’ll start there. You’ll walk, and I’ll follow, just in case.”
I roll my eyes. “I can walk to work, Knox.”
“Not when it’s dark, you don’t.”
I stare at him. “What do you want, Knox?”
“I want you to ask Greg for evening and night shifts. And if you walk to work without panicking, I think you should get a reward.”
I can’t help the smile that spreads across my face. “I’m definitely on board with that.”
He steps back and I pout, already missing his warmth.
“Tomorrow,” he says. “It starts tomorrow. Not tonight. Now come on. Let’s head back out there.”
And even though I’m still uncertain about so many things, I follow him. Because right now
