Chapter 22

Even Kayla, as dense as she could be sometimes, picked up on the deeper meaning behind Luke's words. "What are you trying to say, Mr. Kingston?" "You think it's just a coincidence we ran into each other here today?" "What else would it be? I came here for a—" She paused, glancing around the cafe again. Then, she looked at her watch. The time for the blind date had already passed, and the cafe still only had the same handful of people. She looked back at Luke. And this time, she finally understood the way he was looking at her. "You're my blind date?" she asked. "That's right," Luke said without hesitation. Kayla couldn't help but laugh, half in disbelief. She closed her iPad and leaned back in her chair, her posture guarded now. But as her mind raced back over the events of the past few weeks, the pieces started to fall into place. "So, you already knew I'd be the one showing up today?" "Yeah." "And you reaching out to me to design your place—was that part of the plan too?"