“Thank you for letting me come with you today.” “Let?” Finally, I hear a smile in his voice. “You surprised me. You’re not usually that forceful.” “And you don’t usually give in so easily. Why did you?” He pauses on his answer. “Because you tend to get insecure about women from my past, and I didn’t want to give you time to sit here and create something in your head that doesn’t exist.” “I barely slept last night,” I admit sheepishly. “I figured as much. I know you, Abbi.”