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"Sure, she's so much more responsible than I was too. Tina will be absolutely fine, and you have Ted next door if she needs help, right?"
"Right."
Daniel took her for supper, and after texting Tina a few times, he started to relax that she was OK.
"You can't go back too soon after supper, or she'll think you don't trust her," Anna teased.
"You think?"
"No, I'm sure she wouldn't think that . . . but maybe I want you to myself for a little while after we eat," she grinned.
"Oh yeah? I like the sound of that."
"Me too," she smiled, and his heart skipped and jumped everywhere.
Daniel loved being out with her and figured he'd get used to how she looked at him someday, but he had no idea when.
"You sure clean up nice," she winked.
"Tina helped me out in that department," he laughed.
"She has good taste in clothes."
"She gets that from her mom . . . sorry."
"Hey, it's OK. You go ahead and speak about her whenever you want to."
"I just don't want you to think my mind is anywhere but with you, cause I'm into this completely."
"I wasn't thinking that," she smiled.
"I'm afraid of messing this up . . . I've been waiting a long time for someone like you."
Candace always told him that what she loved so much about him were his openness and honesty, so he figured he'd stick with that.
"I don't see anything messing this up, Daniel."
She suggested they finish eating to go for a drive, which sounded like a great idea to him.
"Maybe we could drive down to the creek," she suggested.
Daniel paid the bill and was glad she didn't object. He liked to pay.
Within 20 minutes, they were parked up at the edge of the water, where it was nice and secluded, and his heart raced as he looked at her.
"It's been forever and a day since I was alone with a woman I cared for," he sighed, almost trying to warn her of how awkward he'd be.
Anna didn't say anything; she just moved a little closer.
"It sure is a pretty sky tonight," he rambled, and then suddenly, she was pulling his arm around her.
"Daniel . . . kiss me."
She was everywhere at once: in his heart, in his arms, and in his soul.
Her kiss was sweet and soft, and he just sank into it with her so naturally. It felt simultaneously comfortable and exciting, and he wondered how that was possible.
Daniel didn't know how far it was meant to go but decided to leave it to chance for once. He just wanted to live in the moment for a change.
