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I wait a few seconds, but she doesn’t reply, so I plug in my earphones and head out to burn off some excess energy so I don’t jump her as soon as we’re alone. Halfway through my run, my phone vibrates with a new message.
Lu: ok…is it weird that I’m nervous?
I grin, slowing to a jog so I can type out a reply.
Me: don’t be nervous, it’s just me and I promise I’ll be on my best behavior ?
Lu: you’re NEVER well behaved!
I burst out laughing, glancing around as though I half expect to find her out here watching me.
Me: I’m mortally offended by your suggestion that I’m some sort of bad boy…and at the idea that you don’t like bad boys???
Lu:?I never said I didn’t like them…
I shake my head now, grinning as I abandon the rest of my run.
Me: is that right???
Lu:?
I chuckle, sliding my phone into my pocket as I jog the rest of the way back home.
At one minute past seven, I’m knocking on Lu’s door. When she opens it, she’s dressed in a long black dress, bare feet with her hair loose and hanging around her shoulders and fuck me if she isn’t the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
“Hey,” she says, a shy smile on her face. “Let me just grab some shoes.”
“No need,” I say, grabbing her hand. I pull her toward me, my other hand sliding onto her cheek as I press a soft kiss to her mouth. “You ready?”
She swallows hard, a flustered look on her face as she nods, grabs her phone and keys and follows me down the steps and across the lawn to my place. Taking her hand, I lead her around the side of the house to the back lawn, which overlooks fields of grape vines and large tress in the distance.
In the middle of the grass is a blanket, surrounded by lanterns. To the side is a basket of food that I had the restaurant arrange for me, along with a couple of bottles of wine.
“Dinner,” I say, indicating to the blanket.
Lu looks at me, then back at the blanket, before looking back at me again.
I chuckle. “Not what you were expecting?” I ask.
She shrugs. “I don’t know what I was expecting,” she admits.
I grin. “Come on,” I say, pulling her toward the set up.
I hand her a bottle to open while I pull the food from the basket. The chef has put together a huge platter of meats and cheeses, fruit and chocolate, all perfect accompaniments to the wine I’ve brought.
“Another one of yours?” Lu asks as she hands me a glass.
“Yep.”
She takes a smell, swirling the red liquid in her glass before lifting it to her lips. I watch as she sips the wine, moving it around her mouth before swallowing. The whole thing is fucking mesmerizing and it’s taking every bit of self-control I have to not just say fuck it and pull her down onto the blanket so I can kiss her entire body.
“Shit, Jack,” she murmurs. “This is really good.”
“Thanks,” I say, taking a sip of my wine.
“You should seriously be doing this for your own place,” she says. “Not other vineyards.”
I shrug. “Maybe,” I say. “But I choose who I work with too, I don’t make wine for just anyone.”
