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Their server came a few moments later, and they put in their orders. Once they were alone again, Beth clasped her hands together on the table in front of her. “Are you sure you want to go forward with this?”
When he tilted his head to the side in confusion, she clarified. “The non-vanilla part, I mean. Did you want to keep things . . . normal for a while first, or—”
“I’ve done normal. Normal doesn’t work for me.”
Beth nodded. “Okay. Katrina has a limits list on the club’s website that you can download. Fill it out and bring it with you Saturday. We can go over it and see where we want to go from there. Sound good?”
“I can do that.” Nervous excitement was coursing through his body. This was really happening.
She smiled as the server brought their salads. When the woman walked away, Beth cleared her throat. “Were you surprised that I kissed you?”
He nearly choked on his food. After taking a sip of water, he met her gaze. “A little. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t hoping for a repeat performance when I drop you off at your car.”
Beth smirked and dug into her salad again. “I might be able to arrange that.”
Drew turned his attention to his food, but inside he was counting down the minutes until he would be able to get his hands on her again.
“Why don’t you tell me more about your family? I should probably know what I’m getting myself into if I decide to spend Memorial Day with them.”
“Not much to tell. I mean, we’re a fairly normal bunch. Dad farms and takes care of his animals. Mom runs the house.” Drew shrugged, not sure what else to say. Overall, his family was pretty boring.
Beth shook her head. “There has to be more to it than that. I mean, you grew up on a farm. What was that like? Were your parents strict or did they let you get away with everything? Inquiring minds want to know.”
He finished his salad and pushed his plate to the side. “It was a lot like you’d expect. It was just my parents, Seth, and I, until Seth went away to college. Our nearest neighbors were almost a mile away, so until I was old enough to go to school I didn’t play with other kids my age much. We went to school, did our homework, and our chores.”
“Did that bother you?” she asked. “Being so far away from other kids, I mean. Given there was such a big age gap between you and your bother, I imagine it could be pretty lonely.”
“Not really.” He paused as their server returned with their meals. When they were alone again, he continued. “There was always plenty to do. If I wasn’t helping Mom or Dad, I was running around the farm pretending to protect our home from approaching enemies and wild animals.”
She laughed.
“Then, once I started school, I made a few friends and they’d come over on the weekends and they’d help me defend the farm.”
“It sounds like a very normal childhood.”
“It was. I was very lucky. My parents have been together since they were in their early twenties and are as much in love today as they were then. I couldn’t ask for better.”
They grew quiet for several minutes as they ate. After talking about his own family, Drew couldn’t help but wonder about hers. “What about you? Was your childhood normal?”
Beth shrugged. “I suppose you could call it normal. My parents didn’t get married until they were in their early thirties. They had me seven months later.”
“Were you the reason—”
“That they got married? Yeah.” Beth hesitated. “I mean, they loved each other—still do—but I sort of rushed things along.”
“And your siblings?” he asked.
“I think they were more planned than I was.” She took a bite and swallowed. “We were all loved and cared for. Even when my dad lost his job and we had to move in with my grandparents for a few months, they made sure we had what we needed.”
It was nice to hear more about Beth and her life. Although he’d gotten to know her some over the last month, he loved that she was opening up to him.
They lingered over coffee and shared a piece of apple pie. Being with Beth was easy.
Although he didn’t want to, Drew let her pay for her dinner. When they went out on their date on Saturday, he was paying and she’d just have to deal with it.
The drive back to her car was too short. They’d spent the last five hours together, yet it wasn’t enough. He felt as if he’d only scratched the surface and he wanted to know more. He wanted to know everything.
When she got out of the car, he followed her. They were alone in the parking lot. All the other vehicles were gone.
