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We’re in the truck a moment later, heading for town, and crossing my fingers we make our reservation at Red’s. I washesitant about having our first date at the only steakhouse in a forty-mile radius—right in the center of town, no less—but the place is top-notch these days after the resort opened and they took on new ownership. The best damn steak you’ll have in Montana is served at Red’s. It only seemed right to bring her here.
My girl deserves the best.
“So, have you seen it?” I ask.
“Seen what?”
“The movie you put on for Frank.Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid.”
“Oh.” She shrugs. “I’ve watched a lot of them over the years. Well, I’d use the termwatchedloosely. I usually have them on in the background for Frankie nowadays.”
“Damn. He really is the best dog ever,” I chuckle.
She laughs. “You watch westerns, too?”
“Me? Nah. I mean, I’ll watch it if there’s nothing else on, but it’s not a go-to for me.”
She hums. “Maybe we’ll have to make a date with Frankie next weekend and watch one together—the three of us.”
I grin from ear to ear. “Sounds good to me.”
When we arrive at the restaurant, the place is packed. Thankfully we’re only five minutes late and the hostess takes us right away, seating us by the window with a breathtaking view of the distant mountains that surround our little town.
Cassidy’s face lights up at the sight. “Oh, wow, look at that sunset,” she says, captivated for a long moment before gracing me with a shy smile. “It never gets old, does it?”
“No,” I say, leaning back in my chair and watching her. The way her eyes slowly glide over me and back out the window, the way she rests her elbow on the edge of the tablecloth to peer out with her chin resting on the back of her hand, the deep sigh she exhales that has her luscious breasts rising and fallingdeliciously in her low cut sundress. “The view from where I’m sitting is better if you ask me.”
Her gaze darts to me as a delicate flush rises to her cheeks. “Butch…”
“You look beautiful tonight, Sunshine.”
Her smile is radiant. “Thank you. You’re rather dashing yourself over there.”
Over there…She’s got a point.
I stand, taking my chair with me as I move it beside her rather than across from her at our small table for two.
“What was that for?” she asks as I take my seat once again, but the twinkle in her eyes and the smirk on her lips tell me she already knows the answer.
“Getting closer to my favorite view.”
She snort-giggles, clamping a hand over her mouth to contain her laughter that only has us both launching into easy, meaningful conversation.
The waitress comes over to take our order, checking in on us periodically throughout dinner when our food finally arrives. We order steaks and a few cocktails—two for her and one for me since I’m driving. We talk about food, life, family. I launch into an in-depth rundown of how my parents met and all my siblings. I pick the cringiest stories to tell her about my brothers from their teenage years to the point I laugh so hard my eyes water and Cass teases me for it.
Last night was the best, lazy stay-at-home evening I’ve ever had with anyone before. And now, here we are again, having the greatest damn date I’ve ever been on.
At this rate, I’m in trouble.
She’s making it far too easy to fall in love with her.
My stomach, now filled with a great meal, drops. I admit, having my eye on Cassidy for the last three years has caused me to already develop…feelings for her. But to put a label on them—especially one as big aslove—I have to remind myself it hasn’t been long enough for her.
Reeling in my racing heart that wants to leap out of my chest and onto a silver platter so I can hand it over to this incredible woman, I say, “You should come with me to Sunday dinner tomorrow.”
Cassidy takes a sip of her drink. “Really? I thought you said it was a family thing?”
“It’s mandatory for me and my siblings to be there, according to my mother. But I’ve brought Stan many times, Lily’s brought people, I think Levi’s had a few one-night stands join the mix.”
