Cole's POV
"I was trying to call you."
"You were?" I get my phone out of the pocket of my jacket, but I already know what I am going to find. "Dead." I had left my charger at home. I had meant to get one at the airport, but then I had spaced it until now.
Besides, with her gone, who else would have called me?
"It died while I was at the airport. I was too worried to notice."
"It is fine." She places a hand on my cheek. "I am glad you are here. I am so glad to see you."
"Not as glad as I am to see you." I place my hand over hers. Intimate. A look passes between us that feels more than friends. Suddenly awkward, I step back, letting my hand fall to my side. I am realizing that my whole greeting has been a little over the top. Certainly more than I had intended to let her see.
She smil
