them into a
measuring jug. She’d smashed the vases, aiming them at Elijah’s head and
missing.
“This is a nice place,” he
said.
He’s trying. This is my first date. Try!
“I love this place. I’m
hoping to get more pictures up someday of my friends and stuff. So far, I’ve
been working.”
She put the roses away and
met him in the sitting room. He kept staring at her. “Are you ready to go?” he
asked.
“I’d love to.”
He’d not told her where they
were going. The less she knew the better. She found herself getting anxious,
and knowing would give her more reason to cancel on him.
They walked silently down to
his car.
Dale stopped as they hit the
fresh air. “You’re nervous, and I don’t want you to be nervous.”
“You’re my boss. It sort of
goes hand in hand with nervous.”
“Will you think of me as
your boss when I do this?”
His lips were on hers in the
next second. She tensed up at the feel. His kiss was strange. Elijah’s lips
were commanding whereas Dale’s kiss was passionate yet different. There was no
underlying control or domination.
Breaking from the kiss, she
looked at him. “It helped a little,” she said, smiling.
“Good. Come on.”
She didn’t ask any questions,
and when they got into the car the conversation started toward work, their only
neutral ground.
He pulled up outside of
Wade’s place, and Amber’s heart leapt in her chest. “You’re taking me to
Wade’s?”
“You know this place?” he
asked, parking up.
“I know Wade, and I come
here with my girlfriends regularly. It’s a great place.”
“I love this place as well.”
They headed inside, and she
held onto his arm. Wade was serving up at the bar, and she saw her girlfriends
in their booth. She gave them a wave, following Dale toward the bar.
Dale was served by one of
the part-time barmen.
“Hey, Amber, I didn’t see
you come in with the others,” Wade said, flagging her down.
She stopped with her drink
in hand. “I’m on a date, Wade.”
He looked at Dale then at
her. “It’s nice to meet you, man.” Wade shook his hand.
Rolling her eyes, she tugged
Dale away from the bar.
“What was that all about?”
he asked.
“I knew Wade in high school.
He’s being protective, and he has the biggest crush on one of my friends.”
They found a seat away from
the dancing. So far she hadn’t seen Elijah, which she was thankful for.
Once they were seated, Dale
reached across the table to grip her hand. “I’ve wanted to ask you out on a
date for some time.”
“I’m here now.”
“We are.” He raised his
glass, and she joined in.
“Can I be honest with you?”
she asked, feeling the awkwardness of the moment.
“Sure.”
“This is my first date. I’ve
not really been on a date before.”
His eyes widened as he
looked at her.
“No, I’m not a virgin, but
the guy I was with, he’s not really into dating or anything apart from the
obvious.” She groaned , mortified by what she was
revealing. “Why don’t you tell me to shut up?” she said.
Dale laughed. “It’s
refreshing being with a girl who speaks her mind. I’m relieved you’re not a
virgin.”
“Good, that’s good.”
Looking down at her glass,
she waited for the conversation to pick up.
“You’ve never been on a date
at all, have you?”
“I just said I hadn’t.”
Again, he laughed. “Okay,
I’ll start everything off. Do you have any family?”
“I have family. I’ve not
been in contact with them in a long time. We’re not close.” She stared at her
glass.
“Any
siblings?”
“No, just
me.” She was silent again. “Erm, what
about you? Do you have any family or siblings?”
Sipping from her drink she
waited for him to speak.
“I’ve got a Mom and Dad and
a step-dad. Also, I’ve got two older brothers and three sisters. It was mad
growing up.”
“Did you always want to be a
lawyer?” she asked, focusing all the attention on him.
“No, I wanted to be a doctor,
but then I
measuring jug. She’d smashed the vases, aiming them at Elijah’s head and
missing.
“This is a nice place,” he
said.
He’s trying. This is my first date. Try!
“I love this place. I’m
hoping to get more pictures up someday of my friends and stuff. So far, I’ve
been working.”
She put the roses away and
met him in the sitting room. He kept staring at her. “Are you ready to go?” he
asked.
“I’d love to.”
He’d not told her where they
were going. The less she knew the better. She found herself getting anxious,
and knowing would give her more reason to cancel on him.
They walked silently down to
his car.
Dale stopped as they hit the
fresh air. “You’re nervous, and I don’t want you to be nervous.”
“You’re my boss. It sort of
goes hand in hand with nervous.”
“Will you think of me as
your boss when I do this?”
His lips were on hers in the
next second. She tensed up at the feel. His kiss was strange. Elijah’s lips
were commanding whereas Dale’s kiss was passionate yet different. There was no
underlying control or domination.
Breaking from the kiss, she
looked at him. “It helped a little,” she said, smiling.
“Good. Come on.”
She didn’t ask any questions,
and when they got into the car the conversation started toward work, their only
neutral ground.
He pulled up outside of
Wade’s place, and Amber’s heart leapt in her chest. “You’re taking me to
Wade’s?”
“You know this place?” he
asked, parking up.
“I know Wade, and I come
here with my girlfriends regularly. It’s a great place.”
“I love this place as well.”
They headed inside, and she
held onto his arm. Wade was serving up at the bar, and she saw her girlfriends
in their booth. She gave them a wave, following Dale toward the bar.
Dale was served by one of
the part-time barmen.
“Hey, Amber, I didn’t see
you come in with the others,” Wade said, flagging her down.
She stopped with her drink
in hand. “I’m on a date, Wade.”
He looked at Dale then at
her. “It’s nice to meet you, man.” Wade shook his hand.
Rolling her eyes, she tugged
Dale away from the bar.
“What was that all about?”
he asked.
“I knew Wade in high school.
He’s being protective, and he has the biggest crush on one of my friends.”
They found a seat away from
the dancing. So far she hadn’t seen Elijah, which she was thankful for.
Once they were seated, Dale
reached across the table to grip her hand. “I’ve wanted to ask you out on a
date for some time.”
“I’m here now.”
“We are.” He raised his
glass, and she joined in.
“Can I be honest with you?”
she asked, feeling the awkwardness of the moment.
“Sure.”
“This is my first date. I’ve
not really been on a date before.”
His eyes widened as he
looked at her.
“No, I’m not a virgin, but
the guy I was with, he’s not really into dating or anything apart from the
obvious.” She groaned , mortified by what she was
revealing. “Why don’t you tell me to shut up?” she said.
Dale laughed. “It’s
refreshing being with a girl who speaks her mind. I’m relieved you’re not a
virgin.”
“Good, that’s good.”
Looking down at her glass,
she waited for the conversation to pick up.
“You’ve never been on a date
at all, have you?”
“I just said I hadn’t.”
Again, he laughed. “Okay,
I’ll start everything off. Do you have any family?”
“I have family. I’ve not
been in contact with them in a long time. We’re not close.” She stared at her
glass.
“Any
siblings?”
“No, just
me.” She was silent again. “Erm, what
about you? Do you have any family or siblings?”
Sipping from her drink she
waited for him to speak.
“I’ve got a Mom and Dad and
a step-dad. Also, I’ve got two older brothers and three sisters. It was mad
growing up.”
“Did you always want to be a
lawyer?” she asked, focusing all the attention on him.
“No, I wanted to be a doctor,
but then I
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