Chapter 263

I watched him, his face all flushed, a couple of beads of sweat on his nose. I couldn't help but smile.

He turned away, clearly trying to recover, so I focused back on the road, deciding not to push my luck.

The whole "hard" thing had left us both too stunned to speak.

After a few awkward minutes, I remembered what he said about spending time together and decided to break the silence. "So, where do you wanna go?"

"Do you have plans this afternoon?" Hayden asked.

"Nope!" I answered way too fast, sounding like I was way too excited or something.

Hayden's serious look melted into a smile. "Cool. I've got somewhere I wanna take you."

I decided to stay quiet this time, trying to play it cool.

"I'll set the navigation. Just follow it," he said, like I'd already agreed.

We ended up on the outskirts of town, in this remote area with nothing but overgrown grass and a lake shimmering in the distance.

"What are we doing here? Thinking of clearing some land and starting a farm?" I joked.