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“Do you still want four?”
“If I find the right woman, yeah.” He studied me for a moment, and then laughed. “Why do you think I drive such a large vehicle?”
“I wondered about that. That’s a big car for a single man.”
“Yeah, but actually, I need to carry a lot of gear with me for training. Besides I like big, sturdy vehicles. I’d drive a Hummer if I could, but it’s a gas guzzler.”
The mention of the Hummer reminded me of his military career. “How long were you in?”
“I did my twenty and was ready to get out as soon as I could retire.”
“Do you miss it?”
“Not really. Sometimes I do, but I did my job, and it was time to move on. I was getting too old to be rolling around in the dust.” He chuckled. “I’d rather enjoy the comforts of a warm bed and hot meals regularly now.”
“Oh, is that all?” I snickered, and his eyes grew serious as he tilted my chin upwards.
“No, that’s not all. I want a woman in my life. I want a family; I want a future.”
I got lost in his gaze, my body turning more fully toward him. “You do?”
“Yeah, I do.” He hesitated briefly. “And I think you might just be that woman, Lexi.”
“Really? How can you be so sure?”
“I’m not sure of anything, but I know that I can’t get you off my mind, and every time you are around, I want to get lost in you. I want to know everything about you. I want to know who you are, who you were, and be there to see who you will become.”
My heart began to speed up a bit. “Are you serious? Or are you trying to get me into bed, Alex?”
He gave me a lopsided smile. “Oh, I’d love to get you into my bed, or yours, but I want more than that, Lexi. You make me want more than that. What about you?”
“What about me?”
“Do you want to get to know me more? Do you want to see where this can go with us?”
The word left my lips on a sigh. “Yes.”
He leaned forward and kissed me again. “Good, then let’s see where this goes, because I’ve always followed my instincts, and right now, they are telling me to grab ahold of you and never let go.”
I began to blink rapidly as I felt moisture begin to fill my eyes. “I like your instincts.”
He brushed his knuckles over my cheek and smiled. “Yeah, I do too.”
He dropped his hand and stepped back, pulling his cellphone out of his pocket and looking at something. He laughed and glanced over my shoulder at his daughter. “We were caught.” He held his phone out to me, and there was a picture of the two of us staring at one another, his hand touching my face.
To someone who didn’t know, you might think that the two people in the photo were deeply in love. Was it possible to fall in love with someone so quickly?
“Whoops, busted.” I winced as I glanced at his daughter. She was grinning from ear to ear. “We should save this for later, I guess.”
“Yeah, you’re right.” He put his arm around my waist, and the two of us joined Nica. For the rest of the afternoon, the three of us laughed and enjoyed the exhibits. Instead of eating the overpriced food in the onsite cafe, we opted to wait until after we left and stopped at a steakhouse on the way home for a late lunch, early dinner.
Over our meal, Alex kept his hand on my thigh under the table as we listened to Nica talk about cheerleading, school, and her boyfriend. We were just finishing dinner when Nica asked for my phone.
“Why?”
“Because I want your cellphone number so I can send you information about the next competition.”
I slid my phone over to her and watched as she messed with it. I was always amazed by young people and their ability to deal with technology so quickly. Alex glanced at his phone and laughed after it vibrated on the table.
