“You did?”
“Yeah, honey. I did. Please don’t worry about me.”
The sound of the lock clicking caused us both to look toward the front door. Jarod dropped his hand away right as the door opened and Blake walked in. He stopped and looked at both of us, his brows pulled in tight with a questioning look.
“Hey, I tried calling you.”
I reached into my purse for my phone. I had a missed call from him.
Shit. I had somehow turned my ringer off.
“Crap. The ringer was off. I must have accidentally done that.”
Blake made his way over to us. I stood and allowed him to pull me into an embrace. When his lips met mine, I melted.
“I missed you,” I whispered.
“I missed you too. Where is your car?”
Jarod stood. “She drank a little too much, so I offered to drive her home and wait for you. I figured I could just take you back to get her car.”
Blake smiled, but I couldn’t help notice the look in his eyes. It was not happy at all. He looked . . . angry.
“Nah, that’s okay. I’ve been gone all day, the last thing I want to do is leave again. We can get it tomorrow.”
“Will it be okay there all night?” I asked.
“Yeah. It’ll be fine,” Blake said, glancing down and giving me a wink. “How much did you have to drink?”
I laughed. “Two beers. But they must’ve been stronger than I’m used to. I for sure felt buzzed. I said I would Uber home, but Jarod insisted.”
Blake held out his hand to Jarod. “Thanks for making sure she got home okay. My phone had died somewhere around four, and I didn’t get back to my office to charge it until closer to seven.”
Glancing at the clock, I saw it was nine.
“You worked later than I thought you would.”
He rolled his eyes. “I’m so ready to get this shit wrapped up and get out of there. Bryce even demanded I come in to work tomorrow.”
I frowned. “But we were going to Pedernales Falls tomorrow.” I’d been looking forward to the first hiking adventure of the season.
Blake started to reply, but Jarod cut him off. “The state park? I’ll go with you. I wouldn’t mind seeing some of the trails around here.”
Blake pulled me closer to him, a clear sign he didn’t like that suggestion one bit.
“You’re more than welcome to join us. I won’t be going to the office on a Saturday. I wouldn’t give up a weekend with Morgan.”
I placed my hand on his chest, smiling up at him. This relationship of ours was still in the early stages, but it felt like we had been together forever. My insides warmed just being near him, and the hint of jealousy in his voice made my lady parts tingle. He had nothing to be jealous of. Jarod truly was only a friend—there had never been romantic feelings between us.
“It’s a great date place, if you’ve met anyone,” Blake added.
Jarod smiled. “That’s a great idea. I have met someone in the building I’m renting out of. Maybe I’ll ask her out. She might feel better knowing it’s a double-date sort of thing.”
Blake’s tension seemed to slip away some.
“Let me get on out of here so you guys can start your weekend. Thanks for the company tonight, Morgan.”
Blake stepped aside and followed Jarod to the front door.