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Caleb should get that one. I used to think he should name a dog Buster but if he gets the one I picked out, I think he should name him Brutus instead. He looks like a Brutus! Doesn’t he Caleb?”
    I lifted my gaze from Ty. I hadn’t realized that Riley and Caleb were now right next to us.
    “He does. He definitely does look like a Brutus,” Caleb somberly agreed.
    “You should see him,” Tyler said. “He’s really cute. I got to hold him. I got to hold all of them. But he’s my favorite and I got to hold him the most. Are you going to get him?” he asked as he turned back to Caleb.
    Caleb laughed good-naturedly as he put a hand on Tyler’s shoulder. “What did I tell you?”
    Tyler’s expression evened out. “You said you had to think about it. Are you still thinking?”
    “Tyler,” I chided, “stop pestering Caleb. I’m sure you’ll be the first to know when he decides.”
    “Definitely,” Caleb agreed.
    “I invited Caleb to stay for dinner,” Riley announced.
    I felt surprise flash across my face before I could control it. I forced a smile and looked at Caleb. “I’m sure Ty would love that.”
    “Yes!” Tyler said as he threw a little punch into the air.
    Caleb laughed. “Well, I hadn’t really agreed…”
    “You have no reason not to stay. Mom makes the best lasagna,” Riley said. “I mean, she uses like double the amount of cheese. So of course I think it’s fabulous. But really, you should stay. Right, Emory? He should stay?”
    She held my gaze for just a moment. If she was trying to silently convey something to me, I had absolutely no idea what it was. First, she roped Noah into dessert with me. Now Caleb, for dinner?
    Or maybe I was being ridiculous. Maybe Caleb had nothing to do with me. It was possible she was just trying to be polite. Or maybe she was doing it for Tyler.
    What were the chances, two awkward dinners in a week? I hadn’t told Riley about dinner with Noah at Adelaide’s. I didn’t want her to read too much into it.
    Riley gave Ty a nudge. “Let’s go inside. You need to scrub the puppy germs off your hands and I need to add another setting to the table.”
    “Wait,” Tyler said as he looked up at Caleb. “I told Emory she should come with us this weekend. You think she should come, right?” He leveled his big, questioning eyes on Caleb.
    Caleb lifted his gaze to me. I made an apologetic face. If I tagged along, it would probably be uncomfortable for everyone.
    “It sounds like that’s a guy thing. Maybe some other time?” I suggested.
    Tyler’s smile turned into a pout.
    “Okay,” I relented. “I’ll think about it.”
    “I don’t think she has it in her. Your sister’s not quite as tough as you,” Caleb said.
    I knew Caleb was nowhere near the male chauvinist that he was pretending to be. His comments were made purely for my benefit.
    Noah and I were barely talking, but we were talking. I didn’t want to do anything to jeopardize that. The last thing I needed was for him to hear I’d been out with Caleb. Ashton was small enough that it would likely get back to him, one way or another. Really, I knew that it probably wouldn’t even matter.
    In fact, I should probably just go.
    I just couldn’t bring myself to take that chance.
    “She said she’ll think about it,” Tyler told Caleb.
    “I think you should go,” Riley said. I swung a questioning look her way. She shrugged. “What? It sounds like fun.”
    “It is fun,” Tyler said.
    “Let’s let the two of them talk,” Riley said as she gave Tyler a nudge. Then she pointed a finger at Caleb. “As for you, I better see you at the dinner table.”
    Tyler didn’t argue as the two of them bounced up the steps and disappeared into the house. I turned to Caleb. This was the first time I’d been alone with him since…well, since the night he told me he couldn’t see me anymore.
    “Riley really doesn’t like to take ‘no’ for an answer, does she?” Caleb asked with a small