parents before her and Caleb started dating.
Before I had a chance to answer the waitress arrived at our table to take our order and Emily looked up, the drink menu still in her hand. “I’ll have a Captain and Coke, but come back to me, I’m still deciding what I want to eat.”
Laughing, I shook my head at her and gave the waitress my order. There was no one out there like Emily and I loved every moment with her. After I finished everyone else placed their orders in turn. When the waitress finally had all of our choices, she left to put all of our orders in with the kitchen.
Turning to Angie, I answered her question from before. “Since my sister can’t make it to my parents’ house until the twenty-fifth, we’re going to go see Emily’s parents on Christmas Eve, and mine on Christmas Day.”
That’s when I felt Emily’s hand slide along my thigh, the feel of it bringing back memories from the car. I spent the next few minutes thanking God there was a table in front of us, all the while trying to keep my mind focused on the conversation, instead of the warm hand only inches from my dick.
With a look of pure innocence, Emily continued the conversation like nothing was different. “Then next year we’ll do it the other way around.”
“Oh, that’s a good idea,” Angie agreed with a smile. She looked over at me. “You’re going to love Christmas with the Halliday’s. It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before. They take the day to a whole new level.”
Emily’s hand inched a little closer. I bit back a moan and tried to talk. “That’s what I’m told.”
Football. Homework. Grades. I was trying to think of anything that might distract me from the feel of Emily’s hand. Discreetly, I pulled one of mine off the table and covered hers to stop its progress. Now that her hand was trapped firmly beneath mine, I could concentrate again. “If the shopping we’ve done so far is any indication, I can only imagine.”
Honestly, I was pretty thrilled to get to spend part of the holiday with Emily’s family as well this year. It made our engagement so much more real.
Emily smiled. “You have no idea.”
When a phone chimed, Caleb reached into his pocket. Whatever he was checking didn’t stop him from participating in the conversation. “I’m just happy to have the next two weeks off.”
Angie nodded her head and covered Caleb’s phone with her hand, removing it from his grasp. “I think we all need a break.”
Hell, I was surprised he’d even looked at it, much less continued to play on it, knowing how Angie feels about phones in restaurants. We’d all gotten in trouble once or twice—even Emily.
Angie couldn’t have been more right. With all of the things that happened with Lauren at the end of last year, and then jumping back into a stress-filled semester, I think a break from the chaos was exactly what we needed.
“It sucks that you guys have to start so much earlier than we do,” Emily said.
“Maybe, but I think part of me would rather go back earlier than worry about writing this thesis,” Angie complained.
Caleb shook his head. “You know, there isn’t a bone in my body that would want to do that, much less stay an extra year like this one has to,” he said, gesturing at Angie with his thumb.
My nose turned up. “For the love of God, why would you stay another year?”
Emily giggled a bit, a sound that went straight through me. It always did because you could tell she was relaxed when she did it. “Because she wants to be a teacher, so she has to go back and take the classes to get her license.”
“Oh, man, that sucks. No wonder you’re doing a summer wedding.”
“Exactly. Then we can still go on our honeymoon before classes start again in the fall.”
The thought of having to do another year made me want to twitch, and I was especially glad Emily didn’t have another year. After the stress at the end of last year, I didn’t know if she’d have it in her. I
Before I had a chance to answer the waitress arrived at our table to take our order and Emily looked up, the drink menu still in her hand. “I’ll have a Captain and Coke, but come back to me, I’m still deciding what I want to eat.”
Laughing, I shook my head at her and gave the waitress my order. There was no one out there like Emily and I loved every moment with her. After I finished everyone else placed their orders in turn. When the waitress finally had all of our choices, she left to put all of our orders in with the kitchen.
Turning to Angie, I answered her question from before. “Since my sister can’t make it to my parents’ house until the twenty-fifth, we’re going to go see Emily’s parents on Christmas Eve, and mine on Christmas Day.”
That’s when I felt Emily’s hand slide along my thigh, the feel of it bringing back memories from the car. I spent the next few minutes thanking God there was a table in front of us, all the while trying to keep my mind focused on the conversation, instead of the warm hand only inches from my dick.
With a look of pure innocence, Emily continued the conversation like nothing was different. “Then next year we’ll do it the other way around.”
“Oh, that’s a good idea,” Angie agreed with a smile. She looked over at me. “You’re going to love Christmas with the Halliday’s. It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before. They take the day to a whole new level.”
Emily’s hand inched a little closer. I bit back a moan and tried to talk. “That’s what I’m told.”
Football. Homework. Grades. I was trying to think of anything that might distract me from the feel of Emily’s hand. Discreetly, I pulled one of mine off the table and covered hers to stop its progress. Now that her hand was trapped firmly beneath mine, I could concentrate again. “If the shopping we’ve done so far is any indication, I can only imagine.”
Honestly, I was pretty thrilled to get to spend part of the holiday with Emily’s family as well this year. It made our engagement so much more real.
Emily smiled. “You have no idea.”
When a phone chimed, Caleb reached into his pocket. Whatever he was checking didn’t stop him from participating in the conversation. “I’m just happy to have the next two weeks off.”
Angie nodded her head and covered Caleb’s phone with her hand, removing it from his grasp. “I think we all need a break.”
Hell, I was surprised he’d even looked at it, much less continued to play on it, knowing how Angie feels about phones in restaurants. We’d all gotten in trouble once or twice—even Emily.
Angie couldn’t have been more right. With all of the things that happened with Lauren at the end of last year, and then jumping back into a stress-filled semester, I think a break from the chaos was exactly what we needed.
“It sucks that you guys have to start so much earlier than we do,” Emily said.
“Maybe, but I think part of me would rather go back earlier than worry about writing this thesis,” Angie complained.
Caleb shook his head. “You know, there isn’t a bone in my body that would want to do that, much less stay an extra year like this one has to,” he said, gesturing at Angie with his thumb.
My nose turned up. “For the love of God, why would you stay another year?”
Emily giggled a bit, a sound that went straight through me. It always did because you could tell she was relaxed when she did it. “Because she wants to be a teacher, so she has to go back and take the classes to get her license.”
“Oh, man, that sucks. No wonder you’re doing a summer wedding.”
“Exactly. Then we can still go on our honeymoon before classes start again in the fall.”
The thought of having to do another year made me want to twitch, and I was especially glad Emily didn’t have another year. After the stress at the end of last year, I didn’t know if she’d have it in her. I
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