“You look so sexy tonight, but where are we going?”
Instead of an answer, I got her lips pressed against mine, and I suddenly didn’t care where we were going. All I cared about was her.
She pressed me against the car, and I deepened the kiss, ready to drag her back inside and forget whatever she had planned for our night together.
I pouted when she pulled away. “Come on, love.” She opened the passenger door for me, and I got in with a small ache between my legs.
As she drove, her hand never left my thigh, and I had to take deep breaths. The smell of her cologne mixed with the feeling of her soft hand rubbing delicate circles on my thigh had me feeling very heady, and I wasn’t sure how long I was going to last.
It still felt crazy to me how much I could crave another person—at least, not until I met Drea. Even when I hated her, I craved the banter. It made life not so boring, and I didn’t feel so alone, even if I’d been fuming most of the time. Now it was all of her I needed. Her smile, her laugh, her body, her touch,her.
The drive to our mystery date was torture. I wasn’t sure if it was the anticipation of what it was or how Drea’s hand would occasionally find its way into my lap. After an eternity, we finally arrived at our destination, and I was left with so many questions.
We arrived at the Coral Cove Aquarium, which seemed to be closed. Drea must have sensed my confusion as she grinned and made her way to open my door.
“Drea, I’m so confused… I thought we were going on a date, not breaking and entering into the aquarium.”
“Blair, honey, have some faith in me,” she said as she walked us to the employee entrance of the building. She then knocked three times, and a familiar face smiled at me as the door opened.
“Well, hello there love birds. Here are the keys. Please make sure to clean up after yourself. I don’t want to burn any furniture,” Mackenzie said with a wink toward Drea.
“Thanks, Kenzie, I’ll be sure to tell your future children about the time you and Fallon?—”
“No need! Have fun and watch out for Houdini the penguin. He’s a bit of an escape artist,” Mackenzie said, as her cheeks turned beet red and she rushed off.
“What was that about? I would love to hearthatstory!” I said as soon as Mackenzie was out of earshot.
“Trust me, you don’t want to know. Fallon and Kenzie can’t seem to keep their pants on these days, even at Mackenzie’s place of business, apparently." Drea chuckled.
“Well, you can’t seem to keep your pants on these days, either,” I joked.
“Says the one who isalwayswearing a dress.”
I scoffed. “You’ve never had any issues with them before.”
She took a step closer, and my pulse quickened when she brushed my bottom lip with the pad of her thumb. “I definitely don’t have any issues with your dresses, darling,” she said in a low voice as she started to play with the hem of my skirt. “Especially when they’re on the floor.”
“We… better go.” It took everything I had in me to force us apart.
As we made our way in, Drea delicately grabbed my hand and led me through the dimmed hallways. Part of me wanted to stop and look at every display. There was something different about visiting at night, but my curiosity wanted to know what Drea had planned for us.
We arrived at a room that had one of the largest fish tanks I had ever seen, with fish of all colors. In the dark, it felt like we were actually underwater.
In the center of the room, Drea had placed a small picnic area down on the floor with candles and a few pillows. As we got closer, I noticed she also decorated a small table with violet peonies. Next to that was a box of pastries from my favorite bakery, Sweets.
“Drea, this is gorgeous…” I said, as I forced the tears back into my eyes. “How did you….? When did you…?” I was speechless. No one had ever done something like that for me.
Drea placed a soft kiss onto my lips as she led me to the pillows. “Kenzie helped me set this up tonight. I wanted our first real date to be special,” she said, as she kissed a trail down my neck.
We sat, talked, and laughed for what felt like hours. Part of me regretted not getting to know her sooner. It had been a while since someone had made me feelloved.
Maybe it was the way her eyes glittered in the light or the way her lips curved into a smile, but I couldn’t stop the words that came out of my mouth.
“Thank you for tonight… for everything, really. I… care about you, and I hope we can continue what we’ve been doing. I haven’t been this happy in a long time.”
A few moments of silence passed. And for a second I wished that I hadn’t said anything. What if it was just a fling for her?
“Drea, you don’t have to say—” My words were interrupted as her lips came crashing into mine.
