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Luke wanted to ask her about that, but sensed that she didn’t want to talk about it.
“What about you?”
“You know that I joined the service right after we graduated. I haven’t had time to date anyone.”
He figured that he didn’t need to tell her that he had just occasionally hooked up with a pretty woman to blow off some steam, although she could probably figure that out on her own.
Luke told her about some of the different places that he’d visited and the people that he had met. She listened attentively, delighting in some of the stories. He had the impression that she was genuinely interested in what he had to say instead of just pretending like some women did.
After several hours, he looked at his watch.
“I hate to say that as much fun as I’m having, I really need to be going,” Luke said. “I promised Dad that I would help him with a load that is coming in early in the morning.”
She stood up and walked him to the door. Luke put his hands on her face and leaned down to kiss her. She moaned as his lips pressed to hers. Her mouth opened for him, and he tasted the sweet cappuccino that she had just been drinking. Their breaths mingled as Luke passionately explored her mouth.
He lifted his head and smiled at her. Her lips were parted and slightly swollen from the kiss. Luke brushed her cheek with the back of his hand.
“I think that I had better go before something even more exciting happens. You have no idea what you do to me,” Luke said, huskily.
“You don’thaveto go,” she said.
“This time, I do. But maybe next time…”
Luke winked at her as his words trailed off.
He stepped onto the porch and listened for her to lock the door and headed to his truck. As he drove home, he realized that he had spent the entire day hanging out with Jamie and had loved every minute of it. She was a lot of fun.
Ryan was a complete moron to run off and leave her for someone else.
Luke thought about what she had said about wanting a big family. He tried to picture what it would be like to have a wife and a couple of kids running around.
“That seems kind of cool – somewhere in the future. Not right now, though. I have to figure out my life before I even consider a family,” Luke muttered to himself.
15
Jamie
Jamie leaned against the door that she had shut after Luke left. She had a huge smile on her face. There was something about that kiss that had made her knees buckle.
She stretched out on her bed, snuggled underneath the blankets, thinking about Luke. She would have loved it if he had stayed with her, even though she had to get up early, too, and it was already past midnight. The thought of his naked body lying next to hers was enough to ignite a small fire in her. The thought of what else he could do to her made that flame burn hotter.
In spite of the heat that flooded her body, she yawned widely. It had been a long day as they traipsed through the snowy woods together and then talked. She didn’t even remember falling into a deep sleep.
Jamie was still smiling when she got to work.
“I take it that you had a good time yesterday,” Clara asked.
“It was great. We snow shoed all over the place until it got dark. Then, we went back to my place. I made quesadillas and we just talked. It was nice.”
“I’m glad that you had a great time. You deserve it. Being able to hang out and have fun together and being able to spend the evening talking is a good start to a great relationship.”
“You sound like a fortune cookie,” Jamie said.
“Thank you.” Clara laughed. “I’ve been practicing.”
The smell of coffee was comforting. The customers were all in a great mood when they came in. They were talkative and fun. Jamie and Clara had a great morning. Jamie had forgotten about Alexis and all the other stresses and simply enjoyed her morning.
It was made even better when Luke stopped by after the morning rush was over for his usual.
