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“And I’ll be more than happy to see to those needs later tonight, when I know I won’t hurt you.” I pouted and he laughedagain.
“Urghhh! Fine!” I exclaimed, climbing off his lap, my body still on fire. “Where are we going on our date then? It better begood.”
“Wait and see,” he told me. “Go get ready and I’ll tidy up down here.” He swatted my butt as I walked past him up thestairs.
I couldn’t help but grin as I made my way into the bathroom. It was really happening. I’d dreamed about being with Josh for so long, and after that morning, the reality of actually being with him was a hundred times better than my dreams had ever been. I turned the shower on and slipped off my clothes. As the water heated up, I quickly brushed my teeth before climbing in. As the hot water washed over my body, I winced; my hand was still sore and it always hurt when I got it wet. The bandage had been removed, but the wound was still covered with a band-aid. After washing my hair as best as I could with one hand, I closed my eyes and tilted my head back under the spray, enjoying the feeling of the hot water on me. As I did, I heard the bathroom dooropen.
“Savannah?” Josh calledout.
Opening my eyes, I reached for the shower curtain and poked my head out. “Hey, you okay?” I asked him, and henodded.
“Do you know that your shower curtain is see-through?” he asked, a smile forming on his lips as I watched his eyes roam up anddown.
“Is it?” I glanced down to see that the curtain was clinging to my wet body, and was indeed see-through. “Did you need something Josh?” I asked him with asmirk.
“Erm…” He shook his head slightly as his eyes found mine. “Yes, I came to ask if you have schooltomorrow?”
“No, I don’t have classes on Mondays.Why?”
“Pack an overnight bag baby,” he saidexcitedly.
“An overnight bag? Why?” I asked him,confused.
“I’m taking you away for the night,” he told me with a grin, and I smiled back athim.
“Where?”
“Austin. I’ll book us a room.” He backed away toward the door. “Do you need a hand in the shower? You know, while I’m here?” he asked, raising his eyebrows inquestion.
I slipped back behind the curtain before answering him. “I’m okay, thank you.” I smiled to myself. “I am a bit sore, after all.” I heard himchuckle.
“Now who’s a tease?” he joked, his voice tinged with amusement. I laughed as I heard him leave the bathroom. “Don’t be long sweetheart,” heshouted.
I quickly finished up in the shower, nerves and excitement racing through me. I was looking forward to spending some time alone with him. I’d have been happy staying at the cottage, but knowing he was arranging a trip to Austin for our first date made my heart swell. I just hoped I could keep my eyes open past 8:30pm—I was sure Josh could think of something to keep me awake, and I couldn’twait.
After quickly drying my hair,I threw some clothes into a bag. I didn’t have to agonize over what to pack—the choice of what fit me was limited since I hadn’t got around to shopping for any maternity clothes yet. I hoped what I’d packed was suitable for wherever we weregoing.
Josh had insisted on taking his car to Austin, and as he needed to grab some clothes, we were heading to his place in my Bug. I was apprehensive about seeing Josh’s parents, especially his mom. They had been over to the ranch many times for family barbecues and parties and were friendly with my parents, but I felt awkward around them. I got the impression from Josh’s mom that she never really liked me; I was loud and sassy, and I thought she saw me asunrefined.
Josh was driving my car and I wrung my hands in my lap, my stomach churning with nerves as we got closer to his house. I’d only been to his place a handful of times before, and it had been years. As we drove up the huge gravel driveway, I gasped at just how gorgeous the house was. Although I’d been there the night before, it had been dark and I hadn’t exactly been in the right frame of mind to admire where I was. “This place is beautiful Josh!” I exclaimed as he parked outside an enormous detached garage. He jumped out and ran around to the passenger side, opening the door and holding his hand out for me to take. I smiled up at him as he helped meout.
“You’ve been here before, haven’t you?” he asked as he gently pulled me out of the car and into hisarms.
“Yeah, but it’s been a while. I forgot how big it is.” I looked up at the house. There were three large windows on each side of the front door, and huge pillars that held up a porch that ran the length of the house. The front garden was dotted with sculptured trees and brightly colored rose bushes, and the driveway was big enough for at least 10cars.
“It’s too big. There are only the three of us, and Mom and Dad are hardly here these days.” He let go of me and reached into the back seat, grabbing mybag.
“Are they here now?” I asked himnervously.
He shook his head. “No, they’re on a six-week cruise, and Dad left me to run the business. They’ll be back just after Thanksgiving, and they’ll be glad not to miss Lib and Mason’s wedding.” Since Josh was part of the wedding party and his parents were friendly with mine, Mason and Libby had invited them to the reception. I breathed a sigh of relief knowing I wasn’t going to have to face them; I couldn’t imagine how they would react to the fact that Josh and I were dating, let alone me being pregnant. Taking my hand, Josh led me up the steps to the front door. Digging in his jeans pocket, he pulled out hiskey.
“Hey, where did that come from?” I asked in surprise. “I couldn’t find your key lastnight.”
He stopped in front of the door and smiled. “It was always in my pocket—maybe you didn’t really want to find it and secretly wanted me back at your place?” he said with a smirk, dropping my bag and pulling me againsthim.
“Hmmm, I’m pretty sure that wasn’t what I wanted when I was standing here knocking on your door at 2 o’clock in the morning. You were very close to sleeping on this porch,” I half-joked, reaching my arms up and winding them around his neck. “Standing here 10 hours later though, I’m very glad I couldn’t find your key.” I pulled his head down toward me and kissed him, nibbling gently on his bottom lip, and I felt him moan against my mouth. I’d only kissed him half a dozen times, but I knew I never wanted to kiss anyone but him again. The kiss began to heat up and he lifted me into his arms, turning me so my back was against the front door. It was the third time he’d picked me up that morning, and every time he did it, it turned me on more than the last time. I was breathless when he pulled out of thekiss.
“We need to stop, or else I’ll be fucking you against this door.” Turned on by his words, I buried my head in hisneck.
