Page 55 of The Lake House

“I was just telling Rog about my date with Giuliana.”

Shit, okay. I wasn’t planning on blurting that out loud, but I had to say something.

“Oh! Good. Then Hubby can just fill me in later,” she winks at him, and Roger smiles stupidly at her.

“Daddy’s got a girlfriend!” Lily shouts.

I think I turn bright red in the face; I can feel my cheeks flush. “Lily!”

Rachel chuckles, causing me to bring my gaze over to her and Shaunna. A look of disappointment flashes across Shaunna’s face and I wonder what that’s about. No more than five seconds later, the three of them get back to their discussion.

“So how was your date with Giules?” Roger asks, bringing my attention back to him.

A smile forms on my face at the mention of her name. “It was good. Really good. We’re going out again this Thursday.”

Roger smiles back. “Oh yeah? I’m so glad to hear that, man. That’s awesome.”

I nod. “Yeah… she’s been on my mind nonstop.”

He leans back in his seat. “So, where are you taking her on Thursday?”

I smile in return, thinking of the plans I have set for Giuliana and me for Thursday evening. “Well, here’s what I had in mind…”

ChapterTwenty

GIULIANA

The nerves in the pit of my stomach are turning and creating a knot. I don’t know why I’m so nervous; it’s not as if it’s our first night out together. But I haven’t been able to calm down all day.

I’m super excited to see Declan; I’ve been counting down the days and minutes until I get to see again since we said goodnight Friday night. And now, I’m waiting at home for him to show up once more.

I walk over to the mirror and get a final glimpse at my appearance. After trying on numerous outfits, I settled on a short, baby-blue dress and white sandals. I curled my hair and left it hanging down. As I suck in a deep breath and then apply some nude lip gloss, the doorbell rings.

I snap my gaze to the time on my nightstand, and just as suspected, he’s right on time.

I skip down the stairs, light on my feet, feeling like I’m floating on air. As if I’m on cloud nine. My heart skips a beat as I swing the door open and take in the vision of Declan.

He smiles as soon as he sees me. “Wow, Giules. You look amazing.”

That seems to be his term of choice. The last time he picked me up, the first word that came out of his mouth was wow as well. I guess I did good getting ready again tonight.

I blush and drop my eyes to the ground momentarily. “Thank you.”

He looks so incredibly hot; I fucking want to rip his clothes off.

Damn, get a grip, G.

But I can’t. He’s fucking gorgeous.

He’s got on a black pair of jeans and a button down gray shirt. His facial hair is neatly trimmed and his emerald green eyes are sparkling.

If I look at them too long, I’m going to be in some serious trouble.

Yup, I’m going to be screwed tonight.

* * *

He’s such a gentleman, and I don’t even think he tries. As soon as he parked the car when we got to our location, he walked right over to my side and opened the door for me. It brought a smile to my face that I couldn’t hide if I wanted to. Reaching for my hand, he helped me out, and we started walking.

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