The Trouble With Falling

“We’ll be back tomorrow,” I say when it looks like Brennan isn’t going to let her go and Hartley nods.

“See you tomorrow!” Hartley says as she makes sure that he climbs up into the truck alright.

“Let me know if you two need anything,” she says to me once his door is shut.

“Thanks,” I say. “I’ll stay here while you lock up and head upstairs.”

“Thanks,” she says, waving at Brennan one last time before she locks up and hurries up the steps to her apartment.

I wait until she’s safely inside before I pull away from the curb.

“Ready for bed?” I ask Brennan and he nods.

He looks tired already and I have a feeling that he’s going to be out before we even make it home.

“I like her. She’s nice,” Brennan says quietly as we head toward my house.

“Yeah, I like her too.”

I’m just afraid that I might like her a little too much.