Page 25 of Raspberry Cake
“Yeah. But he does visit them a lot and we celebrate all major holidays at Laira and Tod’s.”
“Do you want kids?”Shit, did he have to ask that on a first date?
“I do, is that a dealbreaker?”
“Not at all. Me too—with the right woman.” Eveline’s cheeks blushed and he quickly steered the conversation to safer waters. “How long did it take you to get used to the hand controls?”
She glanced down at the steering wheel. “Forever actually. I tried a few but it felt easiest with this setup.”
“Did you install it yourself?”
“I had someone do it, I wanted others to still be able to use the car. You never know after all. Does me driving bother you?”
“Why would it?”
“Because you seem rather… traditional.”
“That doesn’t mean I don’t want you to be independent. It makes me happy to see you conquering the world. I’m content being your passenger prince.”
The drive was smooth for the most part, save for a little traffic near the rodeo grounds. With Eveline’s permit they truly did get premium parking, only a short walk from one of the entrances.He was up and out before she could even try to remind him to grab her wheelchair.
“Thank you.”
“If you teach me how, I’ll even put it together for you.”
“Come here then,” she demanded. He happily crouched beside her, watching her assemble the chair. “It’s really easy, the most annoying part is getting it in and out.”
“Well, you won’t have to worry about that when I’m around.”
She flashed him that breathtaking smile and transferred herself. “A true gentleman.”
As he walked by her side, he picked up a strand of her hair and twirled it. “What’s your favourite attraction when you come with your family?”
“We usually end up eating too much to enjoy anything, but of course there’s the mutton busting. Will you go on the Ferris wheel with me?”
“Anything you want.”Kitten.
At security, they were met with a rather annoyed glare from one of the guards that had Renley bristling.
The guy gave Eveline a once-over that Renley didn’t take kindly. “Can you walk through the metal detector?”
“I can’t.”
Clearly, that was the wrong answer. “I’ll have to pat you down.”
Eveline was about to agree, but she was clearly uncomfortable with that. Renley was happy to step up to her defence. “The fuck you will.”
“It’s my job.”
“Is it also your job to talk down to people? Fix your attitude and get a female guard for us.”
“It will be much faster if I do it.”
“Is that what I asked for?” He didn’t care how much extra work that was or if they were holding up the line. Eveline came first, and she clearly had been hesitant.
Huffing, the annoyed guard walked away to find someone else. A small hand found his and gave it a gentle squeeze. “Thank you. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t ever apologise, kitten.”Shit, had he said that out loud? Judging by her hot pink cheeks, he had. “No one gets to make you feel like shit when I’m around.”
