Chapter 138: Dinner for two

ALISON

"I feel like such a loser, inviting you out to dinner and then having to ask you to do the driving."

I stood on the front porch of Noah's beautiful home, and for a long moment, I couldn't even speak because somehow in the days since I'd last seen him, I'd managed to convince myself that he couldn't really be as hot and handsome as I'd remembered.

It took me a few seconds to process what he'd said upon answering the doorbell, and when I did, I burst out laughing.

"What?" He spread his arms belligerently. "It's true. I should have hired a car to come pick you up and drive us to the restaurant."

"Noah." I spoke his name quietly, but it was all it took for him to stop ranting and look at me. "I told you last night, I don't mind at all. I'd rather do it this way-otherwise, we'd have a stranger playing third wheel most of the night."

He studied me briefly and then nodded. "You're right."

"Plus, why shouldn't I drive since the restaurant's closer to you, too? I promise, thi