Alec attempted to concentrate on the party and push thoughts of Valerie away, but he was definitely looking forward to meeting with her on Tuesday to talk about the Valentine’s Dance. Hopefully, this would be just the chance he needed to make her stop seeing him only as Erin’s brother but as something more.
“You wanna go grab a bite?” Joe asked as he walked next to Valerie back toward his car after the movie was over.
“Sure,” she said, no longer able to ignore the rumbling in her stomach. She was pretty sure she’d end up paying for her meal, but she had to eat either way, so they may as well find some place close by.
Joe didn’t open the door for her, which didn’t come as a surprise, but as they drove out of the parking lot, he did begin a recap of the movie, stopping every once in a whi
