The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2009

Ivy was utterly baffled by his assumption, a frown creasing her smooth forehead. She wasn’t angry, not even close.

“Wait a sec. Why do you think I’m mad?”

Balfour cocked his head, his expression one of mock confusion.

“I’m not mad, really,” Ivy said, flashing a wry smile, “I just don’t know anyone here, so I feel a bit out of place, that’s all. But mad? Nope, not me.”

But no matter what she said, Balfour had already whisked her away from the clubhouse, and there was no turning back.

“Just hop in the car.” Balfour swung open the passenger door, ushered her into the backseat, and then slid into the seat opposite hers. The designated driver was already waiting, keys in the ignition, ready to go the moment they were settled.

Ivy wanted to clear the air, but it seemed pointless now, so she chose silence over futile explanations.

directed the driver to head back to the movie

next showing,” Balfour commanded, snapping up tickets for the movie they’d missed earlier.

took the tickets, she winced inwardly at the cost-another twenty bucks down the drain.

is such a

had felt like throwing money to the wind, and now here they were again. It wasn’t as if the movie was going away, and it would be online eventually. There was no need to spend more money on it, especially since it wasn’t exactly Oscar

you watching it or not?” he growled,

lip, knowing better than

bailed now, Balfour would bolt, and the tickets would go to waste. She couldn’t

dark expanse of the theater, it was just them,

were the movie’s dialogue and

She glanced at her phone, and it was 11:50 p.m.

would be over. She hadn’t known