Page 34 of When I Found You

“I’m proud of you,” I tell her, tightening my arms around her.

“Thanks. So, what do you have planned for us?” she asks, breaking out of my arms.

“Dinner, then we’ll see where the night takes us,” I tell her, cupping her cheek and dropping a chaste kiss against her lips.

“Hmmm…I like the sound of that. Are we having dinner with your dad?”

“Nope, tonight is his monthly poker night with some of his American Legion buddies. He left to head down to their post a little while ago. They meet up for dinner and then play poker for a few hours.”

“Okay, so what’s the plan, then? Dinner here, or out, or my place?”

“Out, I’ve made us some reservations. Figured I’d take you out, and wine and dine you tonight,” I tell her, pulling her back into my arms. I realize we’re still standing in the entryway of my dad’s house.

“What time is our reservation?”

“Ah”—I pull my cell from my pocket and check the time—“we’ve got about forty-five minutes, so we should probably head out soon.”

“All right, I’m just going to use the bathroom and then we can leave,” she tells me and takes off down the hall. I grab my jacket from the closet and wait for her by the door.

“Ready?” I ask, holding out my hand for her as she walks over to me and links our fingers together. I bring our clasped hands up to my mouth and place a kiss against the back of hers.

“I was born ready,” she teases. I chuckle as I lead her out to my truck.

“Where’s your car?” I ask, just now noticing it isn’t in the driveway.

“I Ubered it over here.”

“You should have told me you were going to do that, I could have just picked you up at your place.”

“It’s no big deal,” she tells me as I pull out of the driveway.

I just shake my head and smile. My stubborn girl.

“How was everything tonight?”our server asks as he clears our plates.

“It was amazing. I don’t think I’ve ever had a steak so tender,” Stacey tells him.

“Good to hear, and yours, sir?”

“Mine was just as great, thank you.”

“Would either of you like to take a look at the dessert menu?” he offers, and I look at Stacey.

“I’m sure the desserts are delectable, but I can’t eat another bite,” she says.

“No problem. Can I bring either of you anything else?”

“Just the check when you have a moment.”

“Right away, sir,” he says before stepping back from the table.

“So, what would you like to do? Head out dancing? Go see a late movie? Stop and grab a movie from Red Box and head back to your place?”

“What do you want to do? I’m happy as long as I’m with you,” she says.

“Honey, if you leave it up to me, I’ll drive us straight back to your place and have us both naked within a minute of walking in the door.”

“And there’s a problem with that because…?” she asks, winking at me. My dick hardens in my slacks at her words.

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