Page 29 of When I Found You

He smacks my ass as we walk out the door together, and I squeal. Shaking my head at him, I lock up before he escorts me to my car.

“Thank you,” I tell him as he opens my door for me. “I had a great time with you and your dad yesterday.”

“We had a great time with you.” He drops his lips to mine for a quick kiss. “See you later,” he says as I slide into the driver’s seat and start my car.

“Morning!”Reese calls out, strolling into the studio, Starbucks cup and bag in hand.

“Good morning. I see you made the same stop as I did this morning,” I say as I laugh and hold up my own cup and bag.

“You know it! I wasn’t going to be able to function without the caffeine this morning. So, how was your weekend? Did you do anything fun?”

“Mhmm.” I take a drink of my coffee, not able to hide the smile that fills my face.

“Spill,” she says excitedly. “Something happened between you and that hottie at the bar Friday night, didn’t it?”

“Yes,” I finally admit. “Peyton and I have seen quite a bit of each other since then. We might have spent both Saturday night and last night together. I even spent yesterday afternoon and evening with him and his dad.”

“Damn, girl! So, how was the sex? Don’t lie to me and tell me it wasn’t everything, not with the way you’re glowing.”

“Let’s just say the guy is gifted and knows how to use it. And don’t get me started on how good he is with his tongue.”

“Yes, girl! I knew there were some sparks between the two of you at the bar on Friday night! So, is it just a weekend fling or something more?” Reese asks as she sits down on one of the couches and digs into her breakfast.

“It’s… We’re seeing where things go. He’s active duty and stationed at Fort Campbell. He’s in town to see his dad, and just returned from a six-month deployment.”

“Wow. Well, at least it’s only, what, an hour and fifteen minutes away?”

“Yep. He’s in town until Sunday and I’m going to head up the following weekend to see him. Then, we’ll just take it from there. He’s been really reserved about serious relationships his entire life, so this is a little new for him, as well. His mom walked out on him and his dad when he was young, and the only woman he attempted to have a serious relationship with a few years ago cheated on him.”

“That sucks, and it sounds like a bad country song,” Reese says on a laugh.

“I know, right! I thought the same thing. I didn’t express that to him, but I definitely thought it,” I say, laughing, as well.

“Morning, ladies,” Lee greets us as he pushes through the door.

“Morning, Lee!” we both call out to him as he settles in on the couch next to Reese.

“How was your weekend?” I ask him.

“Good, got some stuff done around the house. Joanne and Sean booked a couple college visits for us to go on in a few weeks, and Kelsey had her last soccer game of the season. Overall, it was a good weekend with the family. How were your weekends?”

“Good, I went ahead and flew out for Austin’s game on Saturday, then flew back late last night,” Reese tells us.

“No wonder you needed coffee this morning,” I tease her.

“Hey, I’ve got to take advantage of every game I can go to. Once I start up another tour, it’s back to only seeing my man via FaceTime.”

“How about your weekend, Stacey?” Lee asks.

“It was good, really good,” I tell him.

“Someone met a special someone this weekend,” Reese sing-songs from across the seating area.

Lee gives me a quizzical look from over his coffee cup.

“Peyton, the guy that joined our group on Friday night. We hit it off and spent most of the weekend together. He took me out on a date Saturday night and then yesterday, I had dinner with him and his dad.” I tell Lee the recapped, and PG-rated, version of my weekend.

“Good for you.”

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