“Mhm. I would’ve also missed the way you storm through the house when you’re upset.”
My foot stopped its journey.”
“Or the way you stroke my hair like I’m a puppy when you’re drunk,” she said with a grin.
“Okay, I get it,” I said. “Grayson’s funny when he’s emotional.”
“Oh, oh, oh. And I can never forget the way you snore after you pass out. It really lulled me to sleep that night.”
Her giggles took over the entire backyard as I sat into my chair and sucked at my teeth.
“All right. I see the game you’re playing,” I said. “Want to know what I would’ve missed about you?”
“Give it your best shot.”
“I would’ve missed the way your stomach growls whenever you drink your coffee in the morning because you never want to admit you’re hungry.”
“Everyone’s stomach growls,” she said with a shrug.
“I would’ve also missed the way you fart in your sleep.”
“I do not!” she exclaimed.
“Clearly you’ve never had yourself videotaped while you sleep. I should do it one time and show you. The orchestra in there really is a treat.”
Her mouth dropped open as her entire face flushed.
“I would’ve also missed the way you let me pin you down like the first time we met.”
My foot slid back towards hers underneath the table.
“Or the way you gasp whenever my hand falls to the dip in your back.”
I held her gaze as my toe inched back up her ankle.
“Or the way you moan whenever you eat my food,” I said as I leaned forward.
She swallowed thickly as my hand crept to hers on the table. I offered my palm to her and her eyes dropped, debating on whether or not she should take it. Her eyes crawled back up to me as she lifted her hand from her lap, sliding her beautiful, delicate skin along my palm.
I closed my fingers around her hand and brought it to my lips, kissing it and reveling in the way the hair on her arms stood on end.
“I’d also miss the way you turn on the faucet in the bathroom when you go to—”
“And that’s enough of that,” she said.
I chuckled as she moved away from me, but I could tell I had an effect on her. The redness in her neck didn’t go away and the smile strewn across her features wouldn’t die down. She crossed her leg over her knee and placed her hands back into her lap, her head shaking as she bit down onto her lower lip.
But as she gazed out over the setting sun as it disappeared beyond the trees, I watched it set in her eyes. Because no other sight in the world was as beautiful as her watching the sunset.
Chapter 24
Michelle
As I sat there looking out at the sunset, I was painfully aware of the fact that Grayson was staring me down. I was also painfully aware of the heat rushing through my body. I’d never been on a date like this—well, ever. The guys in my hometown back in North Dakota thought taking a woman through the drive up window at a fast food restaurant before driving to a make-out point counted as a date. And that was only if the woman was lucky enough to drag the man away from his video games or cell phone long enough to take someone somewhere. It was pathetic, but that was what happened in a small, dead end town. Electronics were the only form of entertainment if someone wasn’t getting laid, and when there was a prospect of having sex, the guys cut corners to get to that part as quickly as they could.
My dinner with Grayson was really nice. And he was nice. I didn’t want the night to end, and my hands tingled in my lap as I thought about the possibility of getting to touch him again.
Running them all over his body.