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Jt
Iwas talking with Kara’s grandpa about the Green Bay Packers and their chances of winning a Super Bowl next season when she came into the room. I stopped talking mid-sentence, taken aback by the way she looked. I’d only seen her in shorts and t-shirts or her swimsuit and tonight she was wearing a light blue sundress. She left her long hair down and it curled along her shoulders in big waves. I felt underdressed in my khaki shorts and red polo shirt.
“Hey,” she smiled shyly at me.
“You look amazing,” I said, loving the way her cheeks got red with embarrassment at my compliment.
“Thank you. So where are we going tonight?” She asked as she gathered up her purse.
“I’m not sure. I have an idea, but it’s a surprise,” I winked at her.
“I hate surprises,” she groaned and her grandmother laughed.
“She really does hate surprises,” she said, coming over to give Karan a kiss on the cheek.
“Well, that’s too bad,” I retorted. “Because I love them.”
“Let’s go then.” She grabbed my hand and started to drag me to the door.
“Goodbye dear,” her grandma called out.
“Have fun and be safe,” her grandpa urged. When I was talking to him, he had his handgun on the table near him. I had a feeling that was no accident. He was a good guy though and was only looking out for his granddaughter.
She continued to pull me to the truck and when we got out of her grandparents’ view, I stopped and pulled her against me. I reached up and touched the hair by her face; it felt like silk and I wanted to bury my face in it.
“What are you doing, JT?” Her eyes were so wide and innocent and I loved the way my name sounded on her lips.
“Looking at you.” I cupped her face in my hands. “And I’ve been thinking of doing this all damn day.” I leaned in to kiss her, my lips gentle at first. She whimpered into my mouth and I almost lost all control right there in her grandparents’ driveway.
I ended the kiss and opened her truck door. “We better go before your grandparents find us naked out here.”
She grinned and climbed into the truck. I shut the door behind her and adjusted the bulge in my shorts before going over to get into the driver’s side. I told her last night I wanted to take things slow with her, but I was tempted to take her somewhere we could be alone and get naked.
I got in and started the truck. She reached out to take my hand as she looked out her window. It was such a small gesture, but meant so much to me. I lifted it to my lips and planted a soft kiss on the back of it. She turned her head and smiled and me.
I will never forget that one moment as long as I lived. In that one simple moment, I lost my heart to that girl forever. I wanted to say something, but I was too overcome with emotion. I also didn’t want to admit to her yet how much I’d fallen for her.
“So where are we going?” She asked again, breaking the spell of the moment.
I shook my head and smiled. “I’m not telling you.”
She stuck out her lower lip just a little bit and gave me the saddest look I’d ever seen – one I’m sure she was used to using to get her way with quite often. “Please?” She pleaded with me.
“Nope,” I laughed. “Those doe eyes aren’t going to work on me.” I wasn’t sure who I was trying to convince more – her or me. When she looked at me that way it was hard not to give her whatever the hell she asked for.
“Hmph,” she grumbled and looked back out the window but never let go of my hand.
We continued down the road and soon it turned to gravel and she turned to me again. She opened her mouth to say something, but I gave her a stern look and she clamped it shut. I had to fight from laughing; she looked so frustrated.
I made one last turn down an old logging road. We finally came to a clearing and I parked the truck. “Wait here,” I told her before getting out and getting some stuff from the back of the truck. I had thought about taking her to some fancy restaurant for dinner, but that wasn’t really who I was. I was a simple guy with simple needs. Despite her city upbringing, I got the vibe from her she was a simple girl. Guess I would find out tonight.
I laid out a blanket on the grass and looked up. She was moving around in the truck, trying to get a glimpse of what I was doing. She probably had an idea by now that I was setting up a picnic dinner for us. Her grandma had provided me with some cold chicken and other sides and I had picked up a couple bottles of cheap champagne. I set up some music on my phone and put out the vase with a couple of wild flowers I got last minute for an extra touch.
I stood up and surveyed my work. I hoped she wasn’t disappointed. I went back to the truck and opened the door, offering her my hand to help her down.
“What is this place?” She asked looking around as she stepped down. I held onto her hand as we walked over to the blanket I laid out for us.
