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“Very funny. Do you think she’ll like them? It’s what she always used to pick when we would go to the cabin on ourvacations together.” I look at the white and yellow daisy bouquet I got her. The flowers remind me of her, sunshine and happiness.
“I can’t believe you remember that. I think that’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard. She’s going to love them, Mav. You did good.”
“Thanks,” I say, smiling at her before my gaze goes to Bell, and I nearly drop them on the ground. Her hair is up tonight, exposing her slender neck. She’s wearing a red silky dress that dips low in the front and back, but unlike the bridesmaid dress, this one is short. Her long legs end in the sexiest pair of red high heels I’ve ever seen. Her toes are even painted a sexy shade of red.
“I think you did the impossible, Bell. You made Mav speechless,” Sophia giggles. I don’t take my eyes off Bell as Sophia gives her a hug. “I’ll let you two have a moment. Have fun tonight, and don’t do anything I wouldn’t do,” she says, laughing and walking to her room.
“Are those for me?” She asks once we’re alone. I tear my gaze away and look down at the flowers I’m holding.
I clear my throat and try to get my mind to work. “They are. I hope you like them. I remember how you used to love picking them at the cabin. They, uh, reminded me of you.”
“You remembered that? I had to have been around eight.” She takes the flowers and beams at me. “I love them. They always remind me of sunshine and..”
“Happiness,” I say, finishing her sentence. “I remember.”
“Thank you,” she says softly. “They’re perfect.”
“You look beautiful.” I hold her gaze and step closer to her.
“So do you.” Her eyes roam my body, taking in my grey dress pants and white button-down shirt. I have the sleeves rolled up, exposing my tattoos on one arm, and the first couple of buttons undone because I know it drives her crazy. Her hands roam up my chest and grab my collar.
I take the flowers from her hand and set them on the counter beside me before cupping her neck and bringing her lips to mine. I run my tongue over her lip before seeking her out and deepening the kiss. I make myself break away a couple of minutes later, not wanting us to be late.
“We need to get going. I wouldn’t want us to be late on our first date. You really shouldn’t have worn that dress. I have a feeling it’s going to be very hard for me to behave tonight,” I chuckle. “I can think of so many things that I want to do to you right now wearing that dress. And those shoes, I think those are staying on later once I have you naked in my bed.”
Now it’s her turn to be speechless as she stares at me, her eyes burning bright with need. I hold out my hand, and she takes it as I walk to the door. “Wait, I want to put the flowers in water real quick. I don’t want them to die.” She bends down to get a vase out of the cabinet giving me a perfect view of her ass. I groan as my dick seems to enjoy it as well. It’ll be a miracle if I can make it through dinner without straining against my pants the whole night.
She puts the flowers in water and gets her purse from the counter. She giggles as she sees the uncomfortable state I’m in. “Just get in the car,” I all but growl. “Giggle all you want. I love a good payback. I never play fair, remember?” I whisper in her ear as my hand slides down to caress her ass before squeezing it hard. Her giggles stop as she swallows hard. I open the door for her and help her inside. Grinning, I shut the door. This could turn out to be a very interesting night.
Chapter Thirty-One
Bella
He shuts the door,and I try and get my breathing under control. I press my legs together hoping to stop the throbbing he’s caused me. All I can picture is me in his bed later with these heels on letting him please me in ways only he knows how.
He gets in and starts the engine. Once we are on the road, his hand rests on my thigh again, like he needs the contact just as much as I do. He chuckles softly when he notices how hard I’m pressing my legs together.
“Something bothering you over there?” He asks, looking over at me and grinning. “Looks like we both are in the same boat.” He squeezes my thigh, and I squirm in the seat.
“So, how was your day at work?” I ask, desperately wanting to take my mind off of how I’m feeling right now.
He softly laughs and reaches for my hand, deciding to play nice for now, at least. I intertwine my fingers with his and will myself to relax. “It was good. I got a big shipment of clothing in that we’ll have to set up a shoot for. A lot of new customers came in today, and almost all of them found me through socialmedia. Thanks to you.” He glances briefly at me and smiles before turning back to the road.
“I’m glad it’s helping you. I only do part of it, though. You’re the brand Maverick. I may get them there, but you keep them returning. It’s very hard to resist that charm of yours. You listen to the customers and take care of them. They don’t forget that.” He squeezes my hand, and I smile over at him. “I can take some footage after our Wednesday meeting. It’s still on, right? I know we skipped the last one because I already had clips to work with, but I can show you the new stuff I came up with.”
“It’s still on. I like our meetings.” He glances at me and smiles before turning back to the road. It’s probably silly to keep the meetings when I could just show him at home since we’ve been spending so much time together, but I like coming into his store. The meetings have been something I have looked forward to in the past when I would get him all to myself. I don’t want to let it go. “I almost forgot, my mom called me today about Saturday. I think they’re on to us.”
“What do you mean? How?” I ask, turning and looking at him.
“I just got the weird feeling that something is up. She told me to tell you and Sophia to meet me at their house so we can bring the jet skis over and grab Luna.”
“We’ve done that before. Why would that sound odd?”
“She told me Luna could ride with Sophia, and you could ride with me.”
“Luna always rides with you. She loves it when you ride the waves and make her almost fall off.”
“Exactly. So why suggest you and me ride together? Then, she said it looked like we had a good time at the wedding.”
