The silence in the car started to feel a little awkward. Was Penny also thinking about that assumption the staff of the Baby Supermarket had made? What did she think about it? Had she—even for that tiny moment of time—thought about what it would be like if it had been true?
Something like alarm prickled in Joey's spine. He’d already overstepped a boundary falling for someone who would never see him the same way. But it didn't change the fact that he cared. That she had touched his heart in a special way.
But it seemed as if something entirely dif-ferent was bothering Penny. She was so quiet.
"I’ll pay you back," she said, finally. "Please you have to let me. You didn't come with me so you could cover all the expenses"
"That’s not necessary." Joey replied.
She shook her head. "Of cou
