Chapter 17

Town hall? Summer wondered if she was having another hallucination.

He'd just proposed not two minutes ago, and now he was bringing her to the town hall. What in the world was going on?

Before she could say anything, James leaned in closer to her. His dark eyes stared deep into hers as his warm breath ghosted across her face. He smiled lightly.

Shit, this was too close. Was he trying to take advantage of her?

Instinctively, she tried to turn away and gaze out of the window, her ears burning. Then, she felt something tighten across her body before a click sounded—it turned out that James was just putting on her seatbelt for her.

"Next time, put on your seatbelt yourself!"

"Uh, thanks." Despite thanking him, Summer pursed her lips to stop herself from blurting out her real thoughts. She'd never asked him for help with her seatbelt in the first place. Why was he being such a smartass?

James saw her embarrassed expression. He opened his mouth to say something but changed his mind at