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saying yes to the picnic at the falls.”
The grin that lifted his lips hit his eyes and lit up his whole face. It was everything she could do not to run into his arms and give him a giant hug and kiss. But if she did that, then it wouldn’t end there, and she wanted this to be special. He’d been waiting so patiently for her, and he deserved a medal for it.
“I’ll be over at seven,” she said. Then she took off back to her parent’s home.
She tossed a look over her shoulder, catching him ogling her butt. Giving her hips an extra little swing, she laughed when he swallowed hard and took a step forward. Laughing, she ran the rest of the way. She had some plans to make and a little over three hours to get some shopping done.
“Mom, I need to borrow the car,” she yelled, as she danced up the front steps and into the house.
Tonight she was going to claim her husband.
9
C am had his truck packed and ready to go at six forty-five. He felt like a high school kid on his first date with the cheerleader of his dreams. He paced for about five minutes and then had a talk with himself and sat his ass down to wait patiently. Something had changed between himself and Pan this afternoon, and while he wasn’t sure what switched, he was damned happy to see the spark.
His wife had been acting like a polite neighbor and he’d been doing his damnedest to pierce the shield she’d erected around herself. But he’d been patient as well; the wait had caused some sleepless nights and more cold showers than he cared to admit, but she was worth every moment. And today, for the first time, there’d been something more than sadness in her eyes. She’d actually looked at him like a man. Not as someone from her past, or a neighbor, but as a full blooded woman looking at an extremely thankful man.
And when she’d wiggled that curvy little ass at him, he’d almost charged. The urge to drag her into the barn, throw her down in the hay, and make love to her until neither one of them could walk rode him hard. But he wasn’t about to rush her. This was about the long game, not a quick tumble.
It didn’t matter that they were legally married. They were strangers with a past, and he was courting her, letting her get to know him again. Getting to know her inside and out—and every facet of her now was even more fascinating to him than when they’d dated so long ago.
A twig snapped and he turned toward the sound. And she was there, walking toward him in a peach floral summer dress that flirted around her knees. She had on some sort of sandals with a heel that made her legs seem even longer, and red toenails peeked at him. Her hair hung long and straight, swinging with every step.
“Hello, gorgeous.”
“Hey, back at ya, handsome.”
The once-over she gave his boots, jeans, and white cotton T-shirt, made his body stand up and take notice. He moved to the passenger door of his new Ford F-250 truck and held it open for her. “Your chariot awaits.”
“I haven’t been to the falls since I was a kid. How did you find the place?”
Getting in, he fired up the engine and took off. “I asked your father if he knew of any romantic spots to have a picnic.”
Pandora smiled. “Mom used to talk about their dates there. Apparently, it was quite the make-out spot.”
“It’s the middle of the week, so I’m hoping we have the place to ourselves.”
Turning on some music, Cam drove and listened to Pan humming along with the tunes. Neither one of them knew any of the current music, since Iraq was about twenty years behind the times as far as pop culture. Most of the kids thought it was still the eighties as far as fashion went there. Those that lived in the bigger cities, anyway.
Cam found the turnoff and ten minutes later they were at an open clearing. The grass was flattened and most of it was dirt, evidence of how often vehicles came and went. But he was happy to see that they were the only people out tonight.
“Looks like
The grin that lifted his lips hit his eyes and lit up his whole face. It was everything she could do not to run into his arms and give him a giant hug and kiss. But if she did that, then it wouldn’t end there, and she wanted this to be special. He’d been waiting so patiently for her, and he deserved a medal for it.
“I’ll be over at seven,” she said. Then she took off back to her parent’s home.
She tossed a look over her shoulder, catching him ogling her butt. Giving her hips an extra little swing, she laughed when he swallowed hard and took a step forward. Laughing, she ran the rest of the way. She had some plans to make and a little over three hours to get some shopping done.
“Mom, I need to borrow the car,” she yelled, as she danced up the front steps and into the house.
Tonight she was going to claim her husband.
9
C am had his truck packed and ready to go at six forty-five. He felt like a high school kid on his first date with the cheerleader of his dreams. He paced for about five minutes and then had a talk with himself and sat his ass down to wait patiently. Something had changed between himself and Pan this afternoon, and while he wasn’t sure what switched, he was damned happy to see the spark.
His wife had been acting like a polite neighbor and he’d been doing his damnedest to pierce the shield she’d erected around herself. But he’d been patient as well; the wait had caused some sleepless nights and more cold showers than he cared to admit, but she was worth every moment. And today, for the first time, there’d been something more than sadness in her eyes. She’d actually looked at him like a man. Not as someone from her past, or a neighbor, but as a full blooded woman looking at an extremely thankful man.
And when she’d wiggled that curvy little ass at him, he’d almost charged. The urge to drag her into the barn, throw her down in the hay, and make love to her until neither one of them could walk rode him hard. But he wasn’t about to rush her. This was about the long game, not a quick tumble.
It didn’t matter that they were legally married. They were strangers with a past, and he was courting her, letting her get to know him again. Getting to know her inside and out—and every facet of her now was even more fascinating to him than when they’d dated so long ago.
A twig snapped and he turned toward the sound. And she was there, walking toward him in a peach floral summer dress that flirted around her knees. She had on some sort of sandals with a heel that made her legs seem even longer, and red toenails peeked at him. Her hair hung long and straight, swinging with every step.
“Hello, gorgeous.”
“Hey, back at ya, handsome.”
The once-over she gave his boots, jeans, and white cotton T-shirt, made his body stand up and take notice. He moved to the passenger door of his new Ford F-250 truck and held it open for her. “Your chariot awaits.”
“I haven’t been to the falls since I was a kid. How did you find the place?”
Getting in, he fired up the engine and took off. “I asked your father if he knew of any romantic spots to have a picnic.”
Pandora smiled. “Mom used to talk about their dates there. Apparently, it was quite the make-out spot.”
“It’s the middle of the week, so I’m hoping we have the place to ourselves.”
Turning on some music, Cam drove and listened to Pan humming along with the tunes. Neither one of them knew any of the current music, since Iraq was about twenty years behind the times as far as pop culture. Most of the kids thought it was still the eighties as far as fashion went there. Those that lived in the bigger cities, anyway.
Cam found the turnoff and ten minutes later they were at an open clearing. The grass was flattened and most of it was dirt, evidence of how often vehicles came and went. But he was happy to see that they were the only people out tonight.
“Looks like
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