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I’d never had a date do anything like that before.
“Seriously, eat. You were right about these potatoes. To die for.” He smiled, passing his knife to me so I could cut everything.
“Will there be anything else tonight?” the server asked as she cleared our plates. “Dessert?”
“Sure, please bring us a dessert menu,” Hudson said, glancing over at me.
Once again, he placed the menu between us and asked me what was good. As I ran down the menu, I noticed immediately they’d brought back my favorite dessert, Sex in a Pan.
“Oh my gosh, we have to get this,” I said, pointing to the item.
Hudson cocked his eyebrow as he read the menu and looked at me. “Are you trying to get me into bed?” he questioned, looking serious.
I let out a loud laugh, then covered my mouth as people turned to look at us, my cheeks heating. “No.”
“Thank god, because I don’t do that sort of thing on a first date.” He chuckled. “Coffee?”
“Yes, please.”
Soon, coffee and two pieces of Sex in a Pan were delivered to our table. One bite and we both closed our eyes as the sweet dessert hit our mouths.
“Here I thought you were crazy, suggesting that dessert, but I can seriously say I know where the name comes from.” He chuckled.
“I know. It’s like a full-blown orgasm with each bite,” I answered.
“Is it now?” he asked, his face turning serious. “I wouldn’t take it that far.”
“It absolutely is.”
Hudson shook his head. “I hate to say it, but I was right. You’ve been missing out, my dear. While it was good, I wouldn’t take it that far.”
For the first time tonight, my mind actually wandered to that place. Our conversation flashed through my mind, the one we’d had that night in January. I remembered the look on his face as Id approached him, asking if there was someone he knew of that could do better than that guy I’d been seeing. Then I wondered if he’d been talking about himself. What would it be like to be with Hudson, something I’d never even thought of? I shook the thought from my head. I wasn’t sure why I was even thinking about that. Maybe it was the alcohol we’d had with dinner.
“What are you thinking about?” he asked, bringing me back into the moment.
I shook my head. “Nothing.”
Hudson picked up the dessert menu again and then looked at me. “Want to split something else?”
“Sure,” I answered, not believing the amount of food we’d already consumed.
We’d stopped for a coffee on our way from the restaurant and had parked down by the water before Hudson drove me home.
“Sorry, had I have planned this date, I’d have thought of something to do after dinner.” He shrugged.
“It’s okay. I’m sure you probably weren’t all that thrilled with Maya’s idea to begin with.”
“Why would you say that?” he asked, passing me my coffee.
“Because I know Maya well, and I know her idea’s well. That mind of hers can be frightening.”
“Well, that is true. Don’t put yourself down, though, and to let you know, I had a good time tonight.”
I looked over at him. He didn’t look at me; he just stared out the front window of the car at the lake.
“Same here,” I said, looking out the front window.
We sat in silence. He was acting funny, and it made me on edge. This wasn’t the normal Hudson. Normally, he would crack some joke about something. Instead, he’d grown oddly serious after he admitted to having a good time tonight.
