Eighty four

She accepted his ride, learning to put her pride aside juts this one time , and she couldn’t ruin Ryan’s bonding time with him anyway; she didn't have the heart to.

They got into the car, with Rowan putting Ryan’s seat belt on before he walked into the driver's seat and then turned on the ignition. For a split second, Emma held her breath, taken aback by the moment that Rowan leaned over to her side, making her instinctively close her eyes.

She wondered if he was just going to kiss her like this, and her heart skipped a beat.

But then she heard a loud click, opened her eyes to see that a belt had been passed over her, and clicked in. He was just putting her in her seat belt, and Emma felt so embarrassed.

She felt blood on her cheeks and ears as she turned to the window, clearing her throat as she turned away, embarrassed by what she had just done.

"Why would you even think he was about to kiss you?" she scolded herself as Rowan smirked before he reversed the wheels, and they were ou