Page 77 of Game Changer
When I nudge her awake later, she’s a tad grumpy.
“What?”she mumbles.“What are you doing?”She frowns blearily at me.“What’s going on?”
“We’re going out, remember?”
“Ugh.I don’t want to.I just want to sleep.”She closes her eyes again.
“Come on.It’s the perfect night for it.”
She grumbles but hoists herself off the couch, wiping her mouth.“I think I was drooling.”
“Maybe a bit.”She wasn’t.
She trudges into the bathroom, then the bedroom, returning dressed in long pants, socks and a hoodie.I’ve already changed and have a big duffel bag packed with the things we need.
“Where are we going?”she whines as we climb into the car.
I have to smile.“You’ll see.”
A few minutes later I pull into the gravel parking lot of the Cove.I haven’t brought Molly here yet.It’s an open area for boat launching, which of course is not happening at this time of night.We’re the only ones here.
I lead her out onto one of the docks.It’s a floating dock and it rises and falls gently beneath us.
I drop the bag and pull out a double sleeping bag.I spread it on the wooden surface and pull out two cushions then the thermos of red wine and a plastic container of crackers and cheese.
“A late-night picnic?”She sits beside me on the sleeping bag.
“Sort of.”The distinctive odor of Deep Woods Off reaches my nose.Not Molly’s usual perfume, but she’s still sexy.
“I am kind of hungry.”She reaches for a cracker.
I pour wine into a plastic glass and hand it to her.
“Thank you.This is…fun?”
I grin.“Look at the stars.”
She tips her head back and gazes upward.Above us, the Milky Way shimmers.Thank God it’s a clear night.“Wow,” she says slowly.“Look at them…so many…”
“Yeah.”I lay down, shoving a cushion under my head.“Amazing, isn’t it?”
“You don’t see stars like this in the city.”Then she swats at her face.“Damn.”
“I thought you sprayed yourself.”
“I did.They’re coming for my face.”She pulls up the hood of her sweatshirt and tightens the drawstring around her face so all I can see is her eyes, nose and mouth.
I can’t help the snort of laughter that bursts from my lips.
“What?”she glares at me.
“You look cute.”
“By cute, you mean stupid.I don’t care.”She too lies back.
She really is adorable.
“Look over there.”I point across the lake.“See that faint glow?”
