I feel the blush heating my cheeks as I look down at the abomination I’m wearing in horror.
‘Do you want to step aside so I can come in?’ Ryker asks eyeing me in amusement as I stand, frozen in front of him, my body seeming to have once again forgotten how to work.
‘Ryker! Oh, I’m so glad you are finally here, come in dear’ my mother calls, appearing in the doorway behind me. ‘Elijah, you are letting all the warmth out, I’m not heating the street, let Ryker past and shut the door!’ she adds.
Awkwardly, I stumble out of the way, the fireman striding past me toward my mother, bending sightly so he can kiss her cheek.
‘Thank you for inviting me, Delia’ he murmurs, handing her a large bag that I now realise he’s holding.
‘Gifts? Oh you shouldn’t have’ mum chirps, ushering him into the liv
