“There you are,” Ashleigh smiled warmly as Caleb shut the door behind him.
He returned her smile and moved to where she sat in the armchair. He leaned forward, kissing the top of her head.
“Were you worried about me?” he asked.
“No,” she replied, looking up at him with an affectionate gaze. “I knew where you were.”
Caleb raised his brows and then narrowed his eyes. He squat down with his arms crossed and resting on her chair.
“Do you now?” he asked. “Ashleigh, my love, have you been keeping tabs on me?”
Ashleigh bit her lower lip and grinned. She leaned toward him.
“Why?” she asked. “Caleb, my love, have you been trying to hide from me?”
They locked their eyes on each other, a small battle of wills to see who would look away first.
It was Ashleigh that laughed as Caleb kept firm to his steely gaze.
Once she cracked, Caleb also let out a chuckle and stood back up.
