kitchen on a tray . She had created a spaghetti dinner for Jesse and herself . She had made cornbread muffins from a mix she had found in the pantry . A can of green beans completed the simple meal. For de s sert she had made chocolate cupcakes with vanilla icing.
As Katie brought their meal to the dining room, Jesse was impressed on how creative Katie had been making this meal for them, “E verything looks wonderful, Babe .”
Katie looked lovingly at Jesse. This was the first time he had used any other name for her beside Katie. “It’s the best I could do with the ingredients I had. But I’m pretty proud of it. ” She looked around the warm and inviting room. “ The dining room looks breathtaking , Jesse. I told you together we could make this a romantic evening.”
Jesse kissed Katie on the neck as he pulled out the chair for her.
They made small talk through dinner. Both of them were fixed on the other while they ate, so they didn’t know if the dinner was spaghetti or filet mignon. It really didn’t matter.
When they had finished the main meal , Katie went to the kitchen to get the cupcakes and coffee. When she returned, she served Jesse and sat back down on her chair. Jesse looked at Katie and very seriously said, “I need to ask you something important, Katie. I’ve been running this through my head all day . I was afraid that you would say no, but I’m going to ask you no w anyway. Jesse looked so serious that Katie wasn’t certain she wanted to hear whatever he was about to ask . S he softly said with a little apprehension, “What’s so important?”
He reached across the table and took her by the hands and asked, “Will you go to Asia with me?”
“Asia?” she questioned. It hadn’t registered what he meant ...
“I want you to go with me on tour. We’d be gone a month. I’m scheduled to perform in Japan, Ch ina and India. I’d love for you to come with me. Will you? Will you go on tour with me ? ” He waited for her answer.
“Jesse, I have a job to go to in a couple of weeks and Sadie, what would happen to Sadie?” She paused. Jesse’s heart sank. Then, h er eyes lit up. “Of course I’ll go. I’ll take a leave of absence; no, hell, I’ll just quit," she said excitedly. “Jesse, I was so afraid that I would never see you agai n after we leave here. Of course, of course, I’ll go. I never want to be away from you.” She looked him in the eyes. “I think I might be falling in love with you.”
“I know I’m f alling in love with you, Katie,” Jesse told her as he leaned in and kissed her.
Katie remembered Sadie. “What about Sadie? She’ s part of my life, you know. I just can’t leave her. Could we take her along? Would you want to take her with us?”
“Hold on, we’ll figure something out. We just won’t abandon her. I’ve grown quit fond of that dog of yours . ” He reached down beside him to where Sadie was now sleeping and scratched her ear. “I don’t know if those countries will let her travel with us, but we’ll find out. If not, I’ll hire someone to take care of her while we are in the countries that she can’t visit. There will be no kennels for Sadie.”
Katie’s head was spinning. What would she need to do first? Call school? Call home? All that could wait, r ight this moment she wanted to be with Jesse . She looked amorously into Jesse’s eyes and suggested, “ Let’s go back to the cabin.”
Jesse gave her a wink and picked up the flashlight he had found earlier. Katie put Sadie’s leash on the lab. They walked cautiously but directly back to the cabin. They both knew what was on the agenda for the rest of the night.
The next morning Jesse awoke first. He got ready for the day, and then he made coffee. Katie was still sleeping; so he went outside to drink his coffee. Sadie went with him.
Katie woke a few minutes later. When she saw that Jesse was
As Katie brought their meal to the dining room, Jesse was impressed on how creative Katie had been making this meal for them, “E verything looks wonderful, Babe .”
Katie looked lovingly at Jesse. This was the first time he had used any other name for her beside Katie. “It’s the best I could do with the ingredients I had. But I’m pretty proud of it. ” She looked around the warm and inviting room. “ The dining room looks breathtaking , Jesse. I told you together we could make this a romantic evening.”
Jesse kissed Katie on the neck as he pulled out the chair for her.
They made small talk through dinner. Both of them were fixed on the other while they ate, so they didn’t know if the dinner was spaghetti or filet mignon. It really didn’t matter.
When they had finished the main meal , Katie went to the kitchen to get the cupcakes and coffee. When she returned, she served Jesse and sat back down on her chair. Jesse looked at Katie and very seriously said, “I need to ask you something important, Katie. I’ve been running this through my head all day . I was afraid that you would say no, but I’m going to ask you no w anyway. Jesse looked so serious that Katie wasn’t certain she wanted to hear whatever he was about to ask . S he softly said with a little apprehension, “What’s so important?”
He reached across the table and took her by the hands and asked, “Will you go to Asia with me?”
“Asia?” she questioned. It hadn’t registered what he meant ...
“I want you to go with me on tour. We’d be gone a month. I’m scheduled to perform in Japan, Ch ina and India. I’d love for you to come with me. Will you? Will you go on tour with me ? ” He waited for her answer.
“Jesse, I have a job to go to in a couple of weeks and Sadie, what would happen to Sadie?” She paused. Jesse’s heart sank. Then, h er eyes lit up. “Of course I’ll go. I’ll take a leave of absence; no, hell, I’ll just quit," she said excitedly. “Jesse, I was so afraid that I would never see you agai n after we leave here. Of course, of course, I’ll go. I never want to be away from you.” She looked him in the eyes. “I think I might be falling in love with you.”
“I know I’m f alling in love with you, Katie,” Jesse told her as he leaned in and kissed her.
Katie remembered Sadie. “What about Sadie? She’ s part of my life, you know. I just can’t leave her. Could we take her along? Would you want to take her with us?”
“Hold on, we’ll figure something out. We just won’t abandon her. I’ve grown quit fond of that dog of yours . ” He reached down beside him to where Sadie was now sleeping and scratched her ear. “I don’t know if those countries will let her travel with us, but we’ll find out. If not, I’ll hire someone to take care of her while we are in the countries that she can’t visit. There will be no kennels for Sadie.”
Katie’s head was spinning. What would she need to do first? Call school? Call home? All that could wait, r ight this moment she wanted to be with Jesse . She looked amorously into Jesse’s eyes and suggested, “ Let’s go back to the cabin.”
Jesse gave her a wink and picked up the flashlight he had found earlier. Katie put Sadie’s leash on the lab. They walked cautiously but directly back to the cabin. They both knew what was on the agenda for the rest of the night.
The next morning Jesse awoke first. He got ready for the day, and then he made coffee. Katie was still sleeping; so he went outside to drink his coffee. Sadie went with him.
Katie woke a few minutes later. When she saw that Jesse was
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