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They talked about their dreams, hopes, wishes, fears… and nothing was off limits. It was like they finally had a chance to connect, to really reach past those imagined barriers, and it was breathtaking to behold that this beautiful person before him was actually here, with him.
Hours later, it was getting dark. Luke said that needed to get home so there weren’t too many questions and drove her back to the office. As he put it in park, he walked around to her side and opened the door… only to pull her into his arms once again.
He stood there, kissing her, his arms wrapped around her waist, as she hooked her feet behind his back, urging him closer to her.
“I need to let you get home…” he said tenderly, his lips hovering over hers. “I’m afraid you’ve got me stuck.”
“Yep…” she said breathlessly.
“Niki…”
“Oh gosh, I love that so much, Luke…” she whispered poignantly, her voice husky, making him shiver in awareness.
“Sweetheart, from where I’m standing right now, there’s a lot of this that I love so much, but can’t act on. I need to get you into your car safely – and you need to head home before we do something either of us regrets,” he admitted pointedly in a hushed voice.
“Would we really regret it?” she beckoned seductively.
“You are incredible,” he began, his hands tightening around her waist where he held her. “But we need to slow things down. I mean, we just went on our first date and…”
“I want you to think of me,” she whispered, leaning forward to whisper against his ear, driving him wild. “Think of me like this, all the possibilities, dreams, and whatforevercould look like for us…”
“Oh, heavens…” he muttered, closing his eyes against the feelings exploding within him. “I gotta leave, Niki.”
“Then go… and don’t forget what I said.”
“I don’t think I ever will.”
“I’ll see you tomorrow morning –here– at nine?”
“Yes. I’ll bring something for breakfast.”
“I’ll bring a thermos of coffee.”
“Niki…” he hesitated, hating to let her go and loving the feeling of her here in his arms. “Sweet dreams, darlin’… will you text me when you get home?”
“You know it,” she teased, leaning up to kiss his lower lip. “Sweet dreams, Luke.”
He stepped back from her, hands trembling, and reached for her sandals on the floorboard. Slipping one shoe on like she was his own country Cinderella. He couldn’t help but glimpse at her legs in the moonlight, before putting the other shoe on.
“You are going to spoil me,” she breathed.
“Then I’m doing something right…”
“Yeah, you are.”
Luke smiled.
“Goodnight, Niki. I’ll see you soon.”
Walking back to his truck, he watched her climb into her car and drive off before he pulled out of the parking lot… just in time to hear his phone ring.
It was his dad.
“Hey Dad… I’m on my way home and…”
“Where have you been? We had supper three hours ago and your mother is starting to worry.”
“I know. I’m sorry, but I had something come up…”
