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“Finally,” I said with an over dramatic eye roll.
We stepped through a dense grove of trees to a small cabin that had been hiding behind them. He opened the door and ushered me inside.
“You’re not going to murder me, are you?”
“Skye,” he said, shaking his head.
“I mean, you just took me to a remote cabin completely hidden from view. How did you find this place, anyway?”
“That’s not important.”
We stepped inside and he took my coat and hung it on the coat rack. He did the same with his, but I noticed him slip something out of his coat pocket and into his pants pocket, trying not to let me see. I looked away, hoping he didn’t notice me watching, but my stomach started to flutter. I had no idea what it was, but it seemed like something I was going to beveryinterested in.
He led me into the cabin, which was much smaller than either of our chalets, but it was just as cozy and charming. There was a small fireplace in the corner and a bottle of wine on the table.
“So…are you going to tell me what we’re doing here?”
“I booked this place for us tonight.”
“Why?”
“I just thought it would be a nice little escape. You know, no kids to worry about, no listening ears, no unnecessary questions.”
“That does sound really nice, but is Beth okay being with the girls overnight?”
“She’s done it many times before. I don’t have a worry in the world.”
“Well, this was very thoughtful of you.”
I wrapped my arms around his waist and pressed my cheek to his chest, finally letting myself take a deep breath for the first time since we left my chalet.
“What do you have planned for us tonight?” I asked, looking up at him without taking my arms away.
“Oh, Skye,” he said, kissing my forehead, “I have a few more surprises for you.”
He grabbed my hands and took me into the small dining area and poured each of us a glass of wine. We sat down at the table, and a moment later, a man came walking out of the kitchen, nearly knocking me onto the floor in surprise.
“Bonjor,” he said as he set two plates of food in front of us.
Owen smiled and thanked him, and I was just trying to get my heart rate back to normal.
“Why didn’t you tell me anyone else was here?”
“Sorry, I guess I didn’t think about it. He’ll be gone once dinner is cleaned up.”
“Who is he?”
“He’s a chef.”
“How do you know him? And why is he here?”
“Well, he’s here to make us dinner, and he’s the head chef at the resort’s biggest restaurant.”
“It’s Saturday night. How in the world did you get him to be here instead of there?”
“Money talks,” he said with a shrug.
“How much did you pay him?”
