62| Kiss under fireworks garden

CASEY

"Because of what?"

"I thought you were lost. Suddenly, I didn't see you anywhere. So, I went looking for you. Even though I'm terrible, I have a good sense of smell. I followed your trail before it was completely erased, and I was able to get here."

I removed my arms from Malik's waist and breathed a sigh of relief. The reasons I gave are reasonable enough, and he can accept them. That's not actually what made my feet go this far.

"Looking for me and following in my footsteps with sandals that big? You could fall. That's dangerous. Did Raff give you those sandals?"

I could hear the jealousy in his voice. I immediately looked down and noticed the sandals I was wearing. I responded to Malik's sarcasm with a grin.

Of course, I've stumbled and fallen several times earlier. I kept running and fussing with dresses and sandals that were too big.

I didn't realize when Malik approached and suddenly cupped my face with both hands. When I looked up to meet his eyes, Malik didn't look like