When Eli sits beside me, I sigh in relief. “No date tonight, Sunny?” he asks. “Nope. This one fawning over Cassie is the only action I’m getting. You?” He chuckles. “Same, though your company soothes a lonely soul.” I fight the blush his smooth words elicit. “Are you asking me to be your Valentine, Brooksy?” I bat my lashes. The grin that takes over his face is wide enough to show his perfect teeth, but it’s replaced with an amused smirk when his gaze slips away from mine. “It would be my pleasure, but I don’t want to step on any toes.”
