“Sure am.”
She glanced at Susanna. Then Chad opened the front door and let her exit first. Michael followed.
He couldn’t take his eyes off of her. The way her body looked in the snug-fitting jeans, the shape of her ass and the way the red sweater hugged her breasts. It was kind of warm out for the sweater, but she would need it later. There was a storm moving in for later today.
Chad opened the door to Michael’s pickup truck. He held his hand out for her to take while she climbed up the side rail to get into the truck. Chad followed, getting in beside her as Michael walked around the truck and got into the passenger side. He was grateful for the bench seats and the fact that Alexa was pressed between the two of them.
“Here we go,” Michael stated as he smiled at her. She gripped her black purse and swallowed hard.
* * * *
Alexa was trying to embrace this new experience and just breathe. Not relax or just go with the flow because that would be asking too much of herself at a time like this. She was wedged between two large, sexy, great-smelling men. Their rock-solid thighs were touching her thighs, and masculinity and testosterone filled the cab of the truck.
“Your cousin Susanna is tough,” Chad stated, and Alexa glanced up at him. He was so beautiful. Like a sculptured piece of art or model for the cover of a men’s magazine, he was breathtaking. He looked at her oddly, and she gave herself a little kick for staring at him like that. He smiled and she quickly turned away.
“I was waiting for Susanna to bring us into the kitchen where she just happened to be cleaning her guns,” Michael teased and she felt a bit embarrassed.
“I’m sorry if she made you feel uncomfortable.”
“Hell no, baby doll. We haven’t gone on a real date ever before. It was kind of cool,” Chad confessed.
“What? No way. You’re just saying that.”
“No he’s not. We’ve never really gone on a date before.”
“Are you serious? I mean what about all those women I’ve seen hanging on the two of you at Dixie Chix?” she asked, feeling like they were bullshitting her. She wanted to be tough just like Susanna and Sally.
Chad seemed to blush a little. “Those kinds of women were different.”
“How so?” she asked, not understanding Chad.
“A man’s got needs that’s all,” Michael snapped, and she instantly got what he meant but didn’t understand why he was so snappy about it. She looked forward. So far this date wasn’t going too well.
“Enough of that kind of talk. Tell us what your favorite food is,” Chad asked her as they headed into town. Now he was being bossy. They were intimidating and she really felt unsure about this. She had to give it a shot though. She didn’t want to say she never went on a date before. She had to see this through.
“I like lots of things.”
“Like what specifically?” Michael asked as he pulled his truck into a parking spot in front of Delite’s Café and Diner.
“I really do eat just about anything. I like chicken marsala, I like steak and burgers, too, and I love pizza.”
“I love pizza and especially steak,” Chad stated as they got out of the truck. He gave her a hand to help her step down, and she immediately felt his warmth. He hadn’t released her hand like she expected him to. Instead he sort of enclosed her against the door, reached up with his other hand, and caressed her cheek.
“You sure are pretty, baby doll,” he whispered, and she felt her cheeks warm. She was getting used to him calling her baby doll. It was a sweet endearment.
He took her hand and led her toward the sidewalk. She pulled her hand from his as Michael opened the front door and let her enter first.
There were lots of people in the diner, and the aromas were enticing.
“Good afternoon, Chad and Michael. Table for three?” a waitress asked.
“Sure thing, honey. Perhaps our table in the back if it’s available?” Michael replied, giving the older waitress a wink.
Alexa walked between Chad and Michael. She felt Chad’s hand on her waist right before the waitress stopped by a private booth in the back of the diner. Once again, they placed her in between them. Both men moved in close to her despite the amount of room the booth had.
She glanced around the room and noticed a few glances her way. Some were from females in the diner and they appeared ticked off as they looked her over and the men nodded and winked. She opened her menu and took a look.
“You’ve eaten here before right?” Chad asked as he leaned closer to her. She glanced up at him and shook her head.