forgotten what it was like to anticipate the ringing of the doorbell. She’d made herself busy the rest of the day between the photo shoots, downloading the pictures, and getting ready, that she hadn’t given herself time to think of everything that had taken place with Cade in the parking lot. Now, as she waited, she had all the time in the world to dwell on it and it was about to make her crazy.
Allowing her mind to wander, her lips began to tingle and heat flowed through her body. The memory of his kisses flooded every one of her senses. Her body’s reaction just thinking of his lips pressed to hers was proof enough that Cade had burrowed himself into the deepest parts of her soul, a place no one had ever been before. There wasn’t a man before Cade who caused this reaction in her. As she looked around her home, she was reminded of his thoughtfulness. The fragrance from the roses filled her small house. She loved how they smelled so much that she left the petals where Cade had placed them. She didn’t want to disturb anything. She wanted to leave everything just as he left it. She stood in the center of her living room, smiling at the thought of him being in her home and strategically placing the petals and roses where he laid them. She wondered what he had been thinking as he walked down the hall to her bedroom. Her cheeks flushed at the thought of him near her bed. Hell, she would have loved to see him buying the dress for her. How did he explain that to the sales clerk? As she gazed around the living room, she found herself pacing back and forth once more, wearing a path on the hard wood floor careful not to disturb the petals. She wanted him to understand how much she appreciated what he had done; that what he had done had meant something to her, so she left them just the way he had laid them. She’d be lying to herself if she didn’t admit that she left that path leading to the bedroom as an invitation for later. Oh yes, she had every intention of making use of that directional pull later in the night.
The door bell rang, pulling Tessa from her rambling mind and naughty thoughts. She checked herself quickly in the mirror hanging on the living room wall across from the front door. She didn’t normally dress up or wear makeup, so she felt a little self conscious of how she looked. She had always been a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl, more of a tomboy. Maybe that’s why her previous dates never worked out. She was blessed with blemish-free skin and never worried about makeup. The guys she’d dated wanted a Barbie doll and, Barbie, she was not. They wanted tall, skinny, dress me up girls who followed in their footsteps and she was none of those things. She took one last quick glance at her reflection. The dress Cade bought her was beautiful and although it accentuated her curves deliciously, she felt like an ugly duckling dolled up. She wanted this night to be perfect, not just for herself, but for him, so she pushed aside her insecurities for the time being. More than anything, she needed to be perfect for him because he had done so much for her already. He could have stopped at showing up at her photo shoot and she would have been happy with his actions. The roses and dress just added icing to the cake. Satisfied as much as she would be with her looks, she made her way to the door and hesitated. All of a sudden her breath caught in her throat and she felt weak in the knees. Cade did that to her.
With shaky hands, she opened the door and there he stood, absolutely gorgeous. She wanted to forego their night out, now that she saw him dressed in a pair of khaki pants and a deep red button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms. His dark hair hung as it always did, a little messy but it was perfectly messy. His deep blue eyes sparkled and it made Tessa feel like the most beautiful woman in the world. They both
Allowing her mind to wander, her lips began to tingle and heat flowed through her body. The memory of his kisses flooded every one of her senses. Her body’s reaction just thinking of his lips pressed to hers was proof enough that Cade had burrowed himself into the deepest parts of her soul, a place no one had ever been before. There wasn’t a man before Cade who caused this reaction in her. As she looked around her home, she was reminded of his thoughtfulness. The fragrance from the roses filled her small house. She loved how they smelled so much that she left the petals where Cade had placed them. She didn’t want to disturb anything. She wanted to leave everything just as he left it. She stood in the center of her living room, smiling at the thought of him being in her home and strategically placing the petals and roses where he laid them. She wondered what he had been thinking as he walked down the hall to her bedroom. Her cheeks flushed at the thought of him near her bed. Hell, she would have loved to see him buying the dress for her. How did he explain that to the sales clerk? As she gazed around the living room, she found herself pacing back and forth once more, wearing a path on the hard wood floor careful not to disturb the petals. She wanted him to understand how much she appreciated what he had done; that what he had done had meant something to her, so she left them just the way he had laid them. She’d be lying to herself if she didn’t admit that she left that path leading to the bedroom as an invitation for later. Oh yes, she had every intention of making use of that directional pull later in the night.
The door bell rang, pulling Tessa from her rambling mind and naughty thoughts. She checked herself quickly in the mirror hanging on the living room wall across from the front door. She didn’t normally dress up or wear makeup, so she felt a little self conscious of how she looked. She had always been a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl, more of a tomboy. Maybe that’s why her previous dates never worked out. She was blessed with blemish-free skin and never worried about makeup. The guys she’d dated wanted a Barbie doll and, Barbie, she was not. They wanted tall, skinny, dress me up girls who followed in their footsteps and she was none of those things. She took one last quick glance at her reflection. The dress Cade bought her was beautiful and although it accentuated her curves deliciously, she felt like an ugly duckling dolled up. She wanted this night to be perfect, not just for herself, but for him, so she pushed aside her insecurities for the time being. More than anything, she needed to be perfect for him because he had done so much for her already. He could have stopped at showing up at her photo shoot and she would have been happy with his actions. The roses and dress just added icing to the cake. Satisfied as much as she would be with her looks, she made her way to the door and hesitated. All of a sudden her breath caught in her throat and she felt weak in the knees. Cade did that to her.
With shaky hands, she opened the door and there he stood, absolutely gorgeous. She wanted to forego their night out, now that she saw him dressed in a pair of khaki pants and a deep red button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms. His dark hair hung as it always did, a little messy but it was perfectly messy. His deep blue eyes sparkled and it made Tessa feel like the most beautiful woman in the world. They both
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