Chapter 30

I reached over the parking brake to clasp his hand in mine. “We do. You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me. But I’m new in your life. Your family isn’t. Trust me, I get that.”

His thumb stroked along the side of my palm as he gazed down at our linked fingers. “It means we’re stuck being long distance.”

“But we’re still together, and that’s what matters, right?”

He startled me when he suddenly lifted our hands and pressed a kiss to the back of mine. His lips lingered for a moment on my skin, long enough for tingles to start tickling their way up my arm and for me to start wishing I didn’t have to concentrate on the crazy San Francisco traffic. When he lowered our hands again, the look he gave me was devoid of the struggle I’d seen earlier, as warm and resonant as ever.

“Thank you,” he said. “How did I ever get so lucky having such an insightful boyfriend?”

My cheeks went hot. “Is that what we are?”

“It’s the best word I can come up with. What do you think?”