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left open for him. His thoughts were interrupted by Ella’s voice.
“What did you do today? Work on your boat at all?”
“No. I need a part, so I am waiting for it to come in. I didn’t do a whole lot today, just kind of caught up on some stuff that I had been putting off.” What he didn’t tell Ella was that he had spent the entire day making sure that his house was clean enough to entertain, on the off chance that they decided to go back to his house after dinner. He hadn’t had a woman in his house for months, not even his mom, and he was pretty sure he needed to do some serious cleaning before he attempted to bring anyone over. “What about you?”
“Well, I wen t to get pampered for our date, which was amazing. I also spoke with my sister, and she’s going to come up tomorrow to stay for a night. It’s going to be fun. We’re going to be total girls, and watch movies, and eat junk food,” Ella said while smiling; she looked excited to spend time with her sister.
“A little sisterly bonding? Sounds fun.” They chatted about a few more things before they pulled up to the restaurant. As they walked through the parking lot Porter found his hand on the small of Ella ’s back. He hadn’t purposefully touched her but it seemed as if he had little control over it. His body just wanted to be close to hers. Luckily, it didn’t seem like she was opposed to his touch because she offered him a small smile. They walked up to the hostess Porter said, “Hi. We have a reservation for Masters.”
The hostess, who looked to be still in high school, looked at her clipboard and said, “I see your reservation right here and we were able to get you the table you requested.” Ella looke d up at Porter.
“You requested a table?”
“You’ll see,” was all he said in response.
They followed the hostess and Porter watched Ella for any signs that he’d made a good choice of table. He had asked them to reserve a table on the far wall of the restaurant that was made of one giant picture window. The view from the table looked out over the ocean, above a bluff. Waves were crashing up on to the rocks below, and in just a few minutes they would be able to watch the sunset from their seats. The restaurant had done well and even managed to light a candle on their table as he’d requested.
“Porter,” Ella said with a voice that sounded breathy and full of wonder, “this is amazing. I’ve never seen anything so beautiful.” She turned to him and th e smile on her face could have stopped his heart. He would go to any lengths tonight to make sure he saw that smile. He pulled out her chair and motioned for her to sit. After they were seated, he ordered a bottle of white wine. They were looking over their menus when he heard Ella give a small gasp.
“Oh, wow.” She was looking out over the water. The sun was beginning to set over the water. The sky had brushstrokes of red, yellow and orange, with splashes of pink mixed in. There were a few gauzy clouds along the horizon. Ella rested her chin in her palm, looking as though she was content to watch the sunset all night. He watched her, and took the opportunity to appreciate the way the orangey-red hues of the sunset were making her hair turn a golden color, which made her crystal blue eyes even more alluring and reflective. She was so beautiful and she seemed to have no idea.
All through dinner Porter felt at ease with Ella. They spent the time talking and never found themselves in awkward sil ences or lacking topics of conversation. He asked her about college and found out that she had majored in business at the University of Oregon, which gave her the foundation she needed to open her own shop in a trendy area of Portland that was known for its small shops and boutiques. She asked him about his college experience and he gave her the
“What did you do today? Work on your boat at all?”
“No. I need a part, so I am waiting for it to come in. I didn’t do a whole lot today, just kind of caught up on some stuff that I had been putting off.” What he didn’t tell Ella was that he had spent the entire day making sure that his house was clean enough to entertain, on the off chance that they decided to go back to his house after dinner. He hadn’t had a woman in his house for months, not even his mom, and he was pretty sure he needed to do some serious cleaning before he attempted to bring anyone over. “What about you?”
“Well, I wen t to get pampered for our date, which was amazing. I also spoke with my sister, and she’s going to come up tomorrow to stay for a night. It’s going to be fun. We’re going to be total girls, and watch movies, and eat junk food,” Ella said while smiling; she looked excited to spend time with her sister.
“A little sisterly bonding? Sounds fun.” They chatted about a few more things before they pulled up to the restaurant. As they walked through the parking lot Porter found his hand on the small of Ella ’s back. He hadn’t purposefully touched her but it seemed as if he had little control over it. His body just wanted to be close to hers. Luckily, it didn’t seem like she was opposed to his touch because she offered him a small smile. They walked up to the hostess Porter said, “Hi. We have a reservation for Masters.”
The hostess, who looked to be still in high school, looked at her clipboard and said, “I see your reservation right here and we were able to get you the table you requested.” Ella looke d up at Porter.
“You requested a table?”
“You’ll see,” was all he said in response.
They followed the hostess and Porter watched Ella for any signs that he’d made a good choice of table. He had asked them to reserve a table on the far wall of the restaurant that was made of one giant picture window. The view from the table looked out over the ocean, above a bluff. Waves were crashing up on to the rocks below, and in just a few minutes they would be able to watch the sunset from their seats. The restaurant had done well and even managed to light a candle on their table as he’d requested.
“Porter,” Ella said with a voice that sounded breathy and full of wonder, “this is amazing. I’ve never seen anything so beautiful.” She turned to him and th e smile on her face could have stopped his heart. He would go to any lengths tonight to make sure he saw that smile. He pulled out her chair and motioned for her to sit. After they were seated, he ordered a bottle of white wine. They were looking over their menus when he heard Ella give a small gasp.
“Oh, wow.” She was looking out over the water. The sun was beginning to set over the water. The sky had brushstrokes of red, yellow and orange, with splashes of pink mixed in. There were a few gauzy clouds along the horizon. Ella rested her chin in her palm, looking as though she was content to watch the sunset all night. He watched her, and took the opportunity to appreciate the way the orangey-red hues of the sunset were making her hair turn a golden color, which made her crystal blue eyes even more alluring and reflective. She was so beautiful and she seemed to have no idea.
All through dinner Porter felt at ease with Ella. They spent the time talking and never found themselves in awkward sil ences or lacking topics of conversation. He asked her about college and found out that she had majored in business at the University of Oregon, which gave her the foundation she needed to open her own shop in a trendy area of Portland that was known for its small shops and boutiques. She asked him about his college experience and he gave her the
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