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Ready?What does that mean? Bennett was hard to figure out sometimes.I don’t care what he has to say.I’m not wasting time with him when I need to make my time with Crystal count.
“Good. I will reach out to you when I’m ready,” I said.
Crystal came out of the room, and I could tell she wasn’t happy to see him and me talking. “Bennett. I...I wasn’t expecting you.”
Good. Glad to hear that.
“I was just stopping in to check on how everything is going. But Mayson has informed me that you are going out for a drive. If you’d rather, the dining room is vacant,” he said.
“Thanks for the offer, but I think we both want to get away for a little while. Am I right?” I asked, turning to Crystal. She nodded. “Now if you’ll excuse us, I have a nice day planned for us.”
Crystal walked over to my side, and I took her hand in mine. It was a statement. Whatever Bennett had to say, I was standing by Crystal.
He nodded and showed himself out. Looking down at her I asked, “I hope you don’t mind that I made that decision for us. I mean, if you’d rather stay here, I understand.”
I wouldn’t like it, but I’d do it.
“No. I would love to see what you want to show me.”
Smiling, I said, “Then let’s go.”
“Wait. I need my purse. She rushed back into the bedroom and came out with it in hand. Soon we were on our way and heading to the hills.
“How was your breakfast with Zoey?” I asked.
“It was nice.”
That wasn’t much of an answer. Maybe Bennett was stopping by because of something that happened or was said over breakfast.
“Just nice?” I asked.
“The food was good. The company was good. But it was missing something,” she said.
“Like what?” I asked, knowing you could get just about anything you wanted in that dining room.
“You. I was missing you.”
“You don’t have to miss me anymore. I’m yours for the entire day,” I said. “That is if you want me.”
I could see that she had a lot on her mind today. The fact that she didn’t answer immediately had me worried. But she did after a moment.
“Mayson, I am the happiest when I am with you,” she said.
“Likewise.”And it scares the hell out of me.
We were almost there, and I saw her looking out the window andstaring at the ocean. I turned the corner and then pulled the car off the road and parked on the grass.
“Is this it?” she asked.
“Almost. We need to walk a little way.” We got out of the car, and I led her towards the cliff. I could feel her tense up. “I guess I should’ve asked if you were afraid of heights before bringing you here.”
“I...I guess not heights. Just cliffs. How close are we getting?” she asked.
“It isn’t as dangerous as it looks. There is a small path that we can go down and sit on this ledge. I used to go there all the time when I was a kid, and I needed to think. My secret hideaway.”
“No one else knows about?” she questioned.
“I am not sure, but I’ve never seen any evidence of anyone besides me visiting it. Want to see it?” I asked.
