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“That sounds like it was fun. Did you enjoy Italy?”
She nodded, but her far-off stare seemed a little sad. “Yes and no. I wish I would have been in a better headspace to enjoy it to the fullest. But I was young, and it was my first taste of freedom away from my parents, which resulted in me partying a lot.”
A few weeks ago, I would have judged her for that and also made a comment about how she was still like that, but after getting to know her, I knew that was far from the truth.
“My turn,” she said, taking the card from me. “Oh, this is a good one. Where would you go on your dream vacation?”
“Easy. Vegas.”
Her eyes widened. “Really?”
“Yeah. I’ve always wanted to go. Have you ever been?”
“Once.” She looked down at the card, and that same sad expression from earlier returned. She was holding something back.
“My turn,” I said. She handed me the card. “What’s your dream job?”
She sucked her bottom lip into her mouth while she thought, and I couldn’t take my eyes off her. I wanted to pull that bottom lip from her mouth with my teeth. She had the plumpest lips, and they begged to be sucked on. My dick twitched at the memory of her lips against mine. I could have kissed her for hours.
“It’s time for dessert,” Evelyn said.
I was thankful for the interruption since my thoughts were in the gutter and had been the entire time. Our little game had been fun, but I wanted to know why Kat had that sad look on her face when she spoke of Italy and Vegas. Something happened, and I wanted to know about it. Was that fair, since I wasn’t ready to talk about my past? Every day with Kat brought new feelings that I didn’t want to deal with.
Tonight had proven that there was something between us that was deeper than friendship. Every date I’d been on had been horrible, except for this one. No matter how badly I wanted to deny it, I knew it had everything to do with the beautiful blonde sitting across from me. She lit up the dark spaces in my life that had been there for years. It felt good, yet terrifying.
“I’M STUFFED.” KAT SAID. One of her wedged heels hit the floor with a thud as she pulled them off at the door.
“Me too.” I walked into the kitchen and opened the back door to let Shiloh out. “Would you like anything to drink?”
“I’ll take a water,” she called back.
I took two bottles of water out of the fridge and carried them to the living room. Kat was reclined on the sofa, and her eyes were closed. She looked content. I cleared my throat, and her eyes slid open. Her lips lifted in a half smile, and she took the water I held out for her.
“What was your favorite part of the meal?” I asked. I took a seat at the opposite end of the couch, lifting her feet and setting them on my lap.
She sighed. “Probably dessert. I love sweets.”
“It was delicious.”
“What was yours?” she asked.
“The apple pie too. I haven’t made one before.”
She smiled. “We did good.”
“Youdid good.” I gave her foot a squeeze. “The lattice top looked professional.”
“Stop,” she said, shoving my hand with her foot.
“I’m serious. You could be a baker.”
“Now I know you’re shitting me.”
I chuckled. Shiloh barked, and I lifted Kat’s feet so I could get up and let the dog in. When I came back, I was sad to see Kat had pulled her feet up and tucked them underneath her.
“Do you want to watch a movie?” I wasn’t sure where the night was going. All I knew was that I didn’t want it to end.
“Sure. What movie?”
