Warmth spread through her chest at the sound of his voice alone.
She stopped in front of him and tipped her head. “Are you here to seduce me?”
One corner of his mouth lifted. “Maybe better.”
That got her attention, but she narrowed her eyes. “That sounds exciting.”
“I hope you think so I have a few surprises for you.”
She blinked up at him, a smile warming her heart. “What kind of surprises?”
“This, for starters.” He lifted a bag that she hadn’t seen on the ground next to him and held it out for her.
She eyed him. She didn’t get presents often and she treasured each and every one she was given. “You didn’t have to do anything special, but I can’t wait to see what’s inside.”
She reached in and pulled out a cardboard box. Across the lid was the name of a pricey shoe company. Her hand froze over the letters, and she looked up at the love of her life.
“Tell me you didn’t buy me new slippers.”
His lips tilted at one corner in a smile that told her how pleased he was with himself—and made her want to get to the seduction part of this night faster. “Look inside.”
She whipped open the lid and stared down at the new pair of suede slippers that meant she could retire her old faux ones that had seen better times. He could have bought her sexy lingerie but he knew that would be for him. This...was just for her.
“Vander! This is too much. Thank you!” She pressed a kiss to his lips but before she could deepen it, he pushed away from the car and pointed toward the edge of the parking lot.
For one confused second she didn’t register what she was seeing. Then the headlights of an RV flicked on.
Summer blinked.
“Wait.” Her mouth fell open as she stared at her parents’ RV parked near the edge of the gravel lot.
“What…”
Vander looked entirely too pleased with himself now. “We’re taking a trip.”
She looked between him and the RV again, trying to process the sentence. “A trip?”
“I already cleared the time off with your boss.”
Her eyes popped wider.
“And Granny’s going to watch the house. She and her shotgun, of course.”
An emotional laugh burst out of her, part joy that he’d done all these things for her and partly because everyone in her life was so supportive.
“Ben’s already inside asleep.” Pride and amusement mixed together in his voice. “Kid fought sleep for an hour trying to stay up and see you.”
Her heart squeezed hard at the mention of Ben, and she pressed her fingers to her lips. “Oh, my sweet boy.”
She issued a laugh that sounded as flabbergasted as she felt. “What is happening right now?”
He stepped closer until he settled his hands at her waist. “I packed for you.”
Her eyebrows shot up. “You packed my clothes?”
“I did an excellent job.”
“Is that so?” She laughed again, and the sound came easier now than it used to. Lighter.
