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It was going to be a challenge to keep my eyes on the road.
“Did you close the deal?” she asked.
“I did. It was an extremely successful trip. My client is thrilled with the property.”
She leaned over the center console and reached up to kiss me on the cheek while I drove, squeezing my thigh.
“I knew you would,” she said, smiling.
I felt like I was on top of the world.
“So, I had some time off in Vancouver and I did a little shopping. I have something for you.”
“A souvenir? What is it?”
“You’ll see.” Pulling over on a side street, I parked the car and reached into the back seat. I handed Amelia a large, crisp white gift box with a heavy satin ribbon tied with sprigs of silver dollar eucalyptus, professionally wrapped by the saleslady at the exclusive atelier where I bought her gift.
Amelia squeaked in delight. “This is for me?”
“I couldn't go away on a business trip without bringing something home for you, now could I?”
“It’s too pretty to unwrap…” Slowly, she undid the ribbon and set aside the eucalyptus leaves. When she opened the box, her eyes went wide, and she let out a gasp.
Inside was an ankle-length, dark green dress made of ultra-fine silk from the best designer atelier in Vancouver. Above it was two smaller boxes containing a pair of diamond earrings and a matching tennis necklace of tiny, square-cut diamonds in a neat strand. Wrapped up in delicate paper next to the dress were a pair of tall, gold-hued stilettos with thin straps, a cluster of crystals embellishing the side of each ankle.
Amelia was silent.
“Do you like your gift? If it’s not your color…”
“I love it. This is just… it’s too much, Nathaniel. It’s extravagant.”
“Absolutely not. Nothing is too extravagant for you, baby.”
She blushed. “You’re spoiling me.”
“That’s the idea.”
She leaned in to give me another kiss. “I’m just happy to be with you. I don’t need fancy things.”
“But they can’t hurt,” I said, feeling satisfied with myself for picking out a gift that impressed her so much. “Go ahead, put them on.”
Her brows squiggled into a question. “Here?”
“There’s nobody around. This is a quiet street and I have tinted windows,” I said. “So, yes. Here.”
She let out a little giggle as she started undressing in the passenger’s seat.
“Fine. But you have to close your eyes. No peeking.”
I did as she instructed covering my eyes while I heard her rustling through the tissue paper and slipping into her new clothes and jewelry. It took all the strength I had not to look over at her.
“You sure weren’t shy the last time you had your clothes off in that seat,” I said, unable to resist the joke.
She scoffed in mock outrage and gave me a light punch on the arm.
“Okay,” she said. “I’m ready.”
I moved my hands away from my eyes, and my breath caught in my throat.
