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“You look great,” I tell her and she beams even brighter, allowing me to take her arm and drag her to me for a kiss before I quickly take her out to the car. Because if we don’t move quickly, I’ll end up taking her upstairs instead and we won’t get to go out at all.
“Where are we going?” she asks and I simply smile, because I don’t want to give away anything.
She seems pleased when she sees the restaurant, which isn’t much of a surprise because I asked her mother where she liked to go. And her mother said that when they would go out for a special occasion Emma always chose Watson’s. The pasta place was her favorite out of everything in town.
“I wouldn’t think you’d have heard of this place,” she says, glancing around with a soft smile that makes my heart clench in my chest.
“I asked for some pointers,” I admit and she looks up with an even brighter grin.
“You’ve been talking to my mother.”
“Perhaps a little,” I agree, unable to refrain from smiling.
But as the meal progresses and everything seems to be falling into place, I can’t help but feel even more at ease. And even more excited for more nights like this, that I’m sure are going to continue coming.
“This has been wonderful,” she says as we leave the restaurant but I slip an arm around her shoulders and lead her down the street toward the theater.
“We’re not done yet.”
“No?”
“No,” I reply and we stride into the old building with its European décor. She’s staring around at it with such a gorgeous smile that I wish I had thought of this before. But I’ve thought of it now and I’ll do this as many times as I want from now on.
“Where are we going? I don’t think there’s anything on right now.”
“There is for us,” is all I say and she gives me a confused look but follows me into the main theater.
We’re the only ones here, but that’s not a problem. And when the theater starts to darken slightly she looks startled but allows me to lead her to the best seats in the very center of the theater. We can see the screen easily from here. And hear absolutely everything to the best effect.
“Is this Indestructible?”
“Your sister may have said that it’s your favorite.”
And again there’s that beaming smile. But she turns quickly back toward the screen, watching with rapt delight as her favorite movie plays on the screen.
Halfway through, her head leans against my shoulder, her hand resting on my knee and I can’t imagine anything being more perfect than this. And soon we’ll have a baby.
My eyes drift to her stomach, what I can see of it in this dim lighting. And I think about how much everything is going to change when the baby comes. How much … I can’t wait for it to change.
This woman, who I never really intended to feel anything for, has absolutely stolen my heart. And now I can’t imagine being without her. Luckily, I don’t have to. Because she’s here. Right here. With me. For the long haul. But is she in it for the same reasons I am? Or just because the baby is binding us together? And the contract?
The thought is sobering, but there’s something so infectious about her soft smile as she stares at the screen, oblivious to the turmoil in my head that I can’t turn off. And all I can do is hope that she sees things the way that I do. And that she’s just as interested in continuing what’s happening between us as I am.
“Now we must have reached the end of our evening,” she says when the movie is over and I smile back.
“Do you think so? Maybe I have more up my sleeve.”
“And what could that possibly be? We’ve already had dinner and a private showing. I can’t imagine anything else making this night better.”
“No? Nothing at all?” I murmur, leaning in close, my hand moving to the back of her head to pull her gently toward me. My lips are barely a breath away, hovering, waiting and I can feel as well as hear her soft sigh.
“Well, perhaps there is something,” she replies and then her mouth is on mine and I’m lost in the taste of her and the feel of her.
It takes me a moment to remember that this is not where I want the evening to go.
Or rather, it is but not just at this moment.
I have a different plan in mind.
