Arvil winced. “If my sister finds out I fed him a lot of sweets, she’s going to kill me,” he shuddered, pretending there wasn’t anything they needed to talk about. “She’s a dentist. Poor kid can’t even consume sugar unless she approves. Which is one of the reasons why he hangs out with me, because apparently she is not my boss. His words, not mine.”
Daisy’s small smile grew, and she laughed a little again. “Well… You know kids are awful at keeping secrets, right? So he’s probably already told her exactly what he did today,” she said with a smirk up at her… fiancé.
Arvil sighed dramatically. “Well, you can kiss your fiancé goodbye, then,” he said, paying no attention to his choice of words. “Because he’s dead. Unless my man doesn’t tell her everything. We’re connected, you see.”
Daisy snorted, despite the red dusting across her cheeks, at his last words.
“Right. He’s totally going to tell her,” she said, completely certain that he would. Everyone knew that’s how kids were. Always saying things they maybe shouldn’t, even if they were told not to.
“Then I’ll hide behind you,” he declared, taking a turn. “Besides, I’ll live. I always do. I’m a tough guy. Being an uncle is hard work, and something like an angry mom isn’t going to bring me down.”
“Yeah, right. Please tell me you don’t actually believe that. Angry moms are the worst kinds of moms,” Daisy said with a roll of her eyes. “They’re very protective of their babies.”
“She’s actually the cold calm kind of angry,” he shrugged. “And I’ve been doing this for five years. I’ve become strong. If she kills me, Cam’ll be upset. I think that’s the only reason I’m kind of alive right now. Even after he gets me in trouble, my man still keeps my alive.”
Daisy shook her head again with a soft chuckle. “Well, all right, then. As long as you’re not going to get killed in your sleep by your sister. Wouldn’t that be tragic? I would have no one to feed— oh, wait! It’ll be cheaper, too, that way. Maybe it would be a good thing…”
“Hey!” Arvil shot her a wounded look. “You’d miss me. You know you would, Darling. You honestly can’t imagine a life without this very handsome man, can you?”
“Well, I think I was doing pretty well before I met you,” she joked in a hum, her lips curling up in a smirk.
“But now you’re doing better after meeting me,” Arvil remarked, keeping his eyes on the road. “I’ve grown on you, Daisy. Just admit it.”
“Now, why would I do that?” she drawled, closing her eyes as she leaned back in her seat. Her smirk grew, and she chuckled a bit again.
“Because I’m amazing?” Arvil quirked an eyebrow. “Fine, you don’t have to admit it. We both know the truth, anyway.”
Daisy laughed softly and opened her eyes to turn to him. “All right. Maybe I would miss you a little bit,” she teased with a grin.
“Well, I guess I’ll have to take that,” Arvil sighed dejectedly as he took a turn, nearing his company. “We’re almost there. I’ll miss you when you’re gone, Daisy.”
Daisy hummed, a slight pink hue on her cheeks again. “You’ll see me again soon, Arvil. Plus, uh… If you’re not busy, we should, um, have a talk. Or maybe have it another day at one of our homes or something,” she reminded him quietly.
“A talk?” Arvil quirked an eyebrow. “Yeah… maybe Saturday. I’m free that day, so I’ll come over. We can talk then.”
“Deal,” Daisy agreed with a nod. “Noon. I’ll make lunch. But I will expect you to have had breakfast.”
“I’ll try to keep that in mind,” Arvil laughed as he turned to the parking lot for employees. “I wouldn’t want to get in your bad side.”
Daisy rolled her eyes and glanced out the window before turning back to him. “Oh, no, you certainly would not want that. I’m rather vicious, you know.”
“I’d rather not have two women out of my blood,” Arvil continued, finding his parking space and parking his car. “And here we are.”
“Of course not,” Daisy chuckled as she unbuckled her seatbelt. She opened the door before turning back to give him a small smile. “I’ll see you Saturday, Arvil.”
Arvil waited for a second or two before climbing out after her.
“Wait,” he grabbed her wrist and pulled her to him, pecking her softly on the lips. “Thought I saw the Paparazzi…”
He did not, in fact, see any.
Daisy paused, somewhat shocked by his actions. Especially when all he did was give her that quick kiss, not even giving her time to respond to it. She blinked up at him, tilting her head. In a split second decision, she reached up to cup his cheek and gently returned it.
“Better give them something to talk about, then,” she said quietly by way of explanation before turning around and walking away.
Arvil blinked at her, watching as she walked away. He continued to watch her, leaning back against the car. Only when she disappeared from his view did he push himself off and walk into his building.
She was… truly something.