Page 107 of Laws of Love
“I could have sworn you saw me three days ago.”
“That’s way too long, baby.”
“Well, you have me all to yourself for the next couple of days,” she responded.
“I like the sound of that.”
She watched him head down the hall to put her bag in his room before she walked over to the couch. His laptop was open on the table and looked like he’d been working.
“What do you have planned for tonight?” Knox asked when he returned, joining her on the couch.
“It’s a surprise. The entire weekend is a surprise. I won’t tell you what we’re doing until I have to.”
He raised a brow at her. “You’ve planned out the entire weekend?”
“Yes. Why did you think I asked you not to make other plans?”
He shrugged. “You know I’d be fine with us doing whatever you have planned tonight and staying in for the rest of the weekend. You didn’t need to go out of your way.”
“I’m sure you would have, but I wanted the entire weekend to be about you, and I’m never going out of my way when I plan something I want to do for you or with you,” she replied.
His response told her she may have been right about him not celebrating his last few birthdays or doing anything memorable for them. Though she knew if he spent them with Yasmine, then he enjoyed them.
“What time are we leaving?”
“Seven-thirty.”
He pulled her to straddle him. “We have a few hours then. Let’s see if we can work on you being quiet.” With that, he pressed his lips to hers.
When they pulled up to their dinner destination, Knox approached the driver’s side and opened the door for her, and Aiva was mildly aware that it was only her second time driving when they went somewhere. She led the short distance to the pavilion, the half-acre of land held, and knew she would have to do something nice for Eva and Marreigh. She’d enlisted their help to set everything up, and they had done a fantastic job.
Lanterns and string lights lit up the entire area. The table settings were cute, and one of her sisters had even folded the napkins into what looked like flowers. She was sure that was Eva because Marreigh would have given up at the first sign of it not working. There was a bucket of ice with a bottle of wine chilling, and the warmers were off to the side. Aiva couldn’t see it, but she knew a power pack that powered the warmers and the lights was hidden somewhere.
“Baby,” Knox stated, turning her to look at him. “You didn’t have to do all this.”
“I know that, but I wanted to. Besides, you’ve planned dates with just as much, if not more, effort. So, you can’t protest.”
He leaned down and kissed her. “Thank you.”
She refrained from saying he didn’t have to thank her because she’d gotten used to him doing so when she did things she wanted to. In the same way, she was sure she thanked him. She gestured for him to take a seat and fixed their plates. Aiva had ordered his favorite dishes from one of his favorite restaurants and his favorite dessert from another.
“How did you find this place?” Knox asked after they’d both taken a few bites.
She knew why he was asking. They’d driven through a residential area to get there. They were technically still in one. The closest neighbor was about a quarter of a mile away.
“One of my former clients owns it. He bought it for his wife and planned on building their house here. I think someone else previously held it, and they’d intended to use it as a community garden, hence the flowers and bushes, but they couldn’t get the correct paperwork. It went up for sale, and he bought it because she likes flowers.
Anyway, he caught her cheating a couple of weeks after buying it. He had to disclose all his property for the divorce and was adamant she could not have this one in the settlement. It made me curious why it was so important she didn’t get it, so I drove by one day.” She took a drink of her wine. “He was more than willing to let me use it for the night when I reached out to him.”
They enjoyed their dinner and dessert, and once done, they walked around the property. Knox grabbed one of the lanterns as she looped her arm through his. The night was quiet and peaceful, and she enjoyed being in his presence.
As they walked, she understood why her client had bought it for his now ex-wife. The natural landscape was beautiful, and there was even a tiny well. She assumed a house once stood there in the distant past.
After dropping the lantern off and unplugging the warmers, Aiva led Knox back to the car. Her sisters would be back at eleven to do cleanup, and she made a mental note to pay for a full spa day for them.
Once they were back at his condo, she pulled him into his en suite, where they showered together. Their foreplay started there before they moved into the bedroom.
Knox furrowed his brow when they pulled into the airport parking lot. Aiva paid for the parking and got out of the car. The confusion must have been written on his face, because she smiled at him.
