“Fine,” he murmured, conceding. “But at least let me drive you and Ashley home from the hospital tomorrow. It’s the least I can do.”
I shook my head with a small smile that didn’t quite reach my eyes. “Thanks, but I have my car. And I think it can fit the three of us just fine.”
There was a pause—longer than comfortable. He stared at me, not blinking, almost studying me like I was a puzzle he couldn’t quite figure out. Then, finally, he let out a soft, nervous chuckle.
“Do you honestly not see that I’m trying to get closer to you?” he asked quietly. “Or are you just working really hard to push me away?”
For reasons I still didn’t fully understand, Soya was convinced that I needed to give this guy a chance—that letting someone new in would help me finally move on from Xander. But no mat
