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I giggle and he gives my hand another squeeze. “I mean it, Sparkplug. You’re an angel. Make no mistake about it. And if I ignored my instincts that day, I just know I’d crash and burn.”
The waiter brings the bread on a platter rimmed with colorful medieval scenes, and two extra plates for serving. The aroma of the spices lace the air and infuses me, causing my mouth to water as I wait for Saul to make the first move.
“So polite,” he says, reading what I’m doing.
He reads me so well.
He dishes out the bread and then I pick up my knife and fork, because the least I can do is not eat like a savage—
But Saul is a savage, and he picks up a slice and takes a carnal chunk out of it.
“You beast,” I giggle.
He swallows. “Guilty as charge.”
“Well, at least you don’t speak with your mouth full.”
He shoots me a bantering look. “I’m not a complete animal.”
I pick up the delightfully warm bread and bite into it, the subtle spices spreading indulgently across my tongue, the texture of the bread just right.
“What about you?” he asks. “I know you said you’ve always been interested in zoology, but was there a specific event, or just a general interest?”
“No, there was something,” I say.
“Don’t keep me in suspense, Sparky.”
“No, no,” I laugh. “Sparky? What happened to Sparkplug?”
“Just keeping things fresh … Sparky.”
I laugh again, my chest feeling light, the taste of the spices dancing in my mouth.
“So?” he prompts.
“There was a scandal at our local zoo when I was growing up. I used to spend a lot of time there. Mom and Dad got me a season ticket and sometimes Aaron would come, but mostly it would just be me, wandering the enclosures.”
“You felt more at home there,” he murmurs.
“Yes,” I say, glowing under the light of being truly seen for the first time in my life. “Anyway, I began to notice that the enclosures weren’t cleaned out regularly. There was this one man who worked there, and he always seemed, I don’t know, somehow like he hated the animals. So I went on a campaign to try and get somebody to look into it, but I was just a dorky little kid. Eventually I got Mom and Dad to indulge me, though, and they actually got the city to look into it, and they cleaned the place up. It turned out that man I mentioned was a criminal and he’d been abusing some of the animals. It was quite the scandal at the time. I think it was then, really, that I knew I wanted to be involved with animals. I mean, I’d always known. But that sealed it.”
“I’m proud of you,” he says passionately.
“Anybody would have done it.”
“No, they wouldn’t have,” he says. “You did it, Sadie. You did it because you’re absolutely incredible, inside and out.”
Once we’ve finished our bread, I look closely at Saul and then begin to suck and lick the spices from my fingers, ignoring the self-consciousness that tries to tell me I look gross.
I focus instead on the captivation in Saul’s eyes, the way he grips the edge of the table and begins to tremble, the vibrations becoming more pronounced as I suck each finger.
My sex gives a proud flurry when I see just how badly he’s trying to hold himself back.
“What?” I say innocently. “Is something wrong?”
His smirk widens, almost like he’s gritting his teeth.
“These burgers better hurry the hell up,” he growls.
“I can’t believe I just did that,” I murmur.
“I can,” he says. “You’ve found a person you’re comfortable enough around to explore that deliciously sexual part of yourself. I just thank God or fate or whoever that I’m that man.”
“It couldn’t be anybody else,” I say emphatically.
Soon the waiter arrives to take our plates, and soon after that the burgers are brought out, still steaming from the kitchen, the buns thick and the meat thicker. The fries look absolutely divine, the skin all crisped and crunchy-looking.
“So,” Saul says, “how many do you want?”
“Burgers?” I ask, unfolding a napkin to laying it over my lap.
“No,” he grins. “Children.”
As many as we can, Saul, my womb screams.
But then I don’t want to freak him out.
What if he only wants one?
One more, that is, including Fiona.
Let tomorrow take care of itself.
“You go first,” I giggle.
“I want as many as you’ll give me,” he growls passionately.
I let out a breath of relief. “That’s exactly what I was just thinking,” I admit. “It’s so funny, because I never gave it much thought before we met. I guess I always assumed I’d have some one day. But the second I saw you, I felt it inside of me, this need, this crazy wonderful need.”
“There’s nothing crazy about it,” Saul says. “When you know, you know. Now let’s tuck in. I don’t know how much longer I can resist you.”
