nothing.
In the parking lot in front of the administrative building, Luke sat in his Rover with the windows down. The strains of a country song she didn’t recognize floated through the air. She headed toward the car as he slid out and walked around to meet her. Embry gave him a once-over. In flip flops, worn blue jeans, a black tee that hugged every muscle, and his eyes hidden behind aviators, he looked downright edible.
Luke practically rushed Embry, sweeping her into his arms and nuzzling her neck. “Hi, beautiful.”
All questions and insecurities melted from her mind as his arms tightened around her. “Hey there,” she said, kissing his cheek.
Luke continued to stand in the parking lot, holding Embry off the ground.
“Um, Luke? Can you put me down?
“Nope, don’t want to. I haven’t seen you all week. This feels nice.”
“It’s good to see you, too,” Embry said, wiggling in his arms, “but you’re cutting off the blood flow to my lower extremities.”
“Fine, we need all extremities in working order.” Luke set her down and shot her one of his stunning smiles. He helped Embry up into the SUV before leaning in for a quick kiss. “You look beautiful.”
“Thanks. You do, too.”
Luke chuckled then shook his head and walked around to his side of the car.
“What?” Embry asked, after he hopped in.
“You called me beautiful.”
“Well you are.”
“No, I’m a man,” Luke said. “We’re rugged and burly. You can’t just go around calling rugged, burly men beautiful.”
“Hah, whatever. I’ll pick another adjective so I don’t risk stealing your man card and damaging your burly, manly ego. You look sexy.”
Luke looked at Embry over his sunglasses. “Now that’s more like it. Buckle up, sweetheart.” He twined his fingers with hers and eased out of the parking lot.
“Where are we going?”
“It’s a surprise.”
“You know how I feel about surprises,” Embry complained.
“Yep. Which makes it even more fun to surprise you.”
Embry let out an exasperated breath, released Luke’s hand, and crossed her arms.
Luke grabbed her hand again and pulled it to his mouth, brushing his lips across her knuckles. He shot her a sideways look. “You really want to know?”
Embry perked up, excited. “Yes, please!”
“Well I guess it’s not really a surprise. I want you to myself for a few hours, so I figured we’d drive around aimlessly. That way there’s no way Morg—”
“Don’t say it!” Embry lunged to cover Luke’s mouth with her hand.
“Don’t say what?” Luke mumbled beneath her hand.
“Don’t say her name. You’ll jinx us! She’s like State Farm. You say her name, and she appears out of thin air!” Embry said through her laughter.
She removed her hand from Luke’s mouth and settled back in her seat. Morgan had a knack for interrupting Luke and Embry whenever they were together. Whether she was inviting herself along for lunch, showing up unannounced, or calling, she always found a way to make herself known. Embry didn’t mind, but she was looking forward to some one-on-one time with Luke.
“That’s how she does it, huh?”
Embry nodded. “You really aren’t going to tell me where we’re going?”
“Nope.”
Embry looked around the interior of the car, searching for anything that might give her a hint.
“If you’re looking for hints, you won’t find anything in here to help you.”
Embry rolled her eyes. “Can I guess?”
“You can. But I won’t tell you.”
“You’re impossible.”
“And you’re adorable.”
“Well I hope you plan on doing more than driving around,” Embry scoffed. “There won’t be much to interrupt if that’s all we’re doing.”
Luke let out a hearty laugh then leveled his full gaze on Embry. “In that case, beautiful”—he said, resting his hand on her bare leg—”I’ll have to make sure we do something worthy of interruption.”
Embry felt the heat rise to her cheeks. “I think I’d
In the parking lot in front of the administrative building, Luke sat in his Rover with the windows down. The strains of a country song she didn’t recognize floated through the air. She headed toward the car as he slid out and walked around to meet her. Embry gave him a once-over. In flip flops, worn blue jeans, a black tee that hugged every muscle, and his eyes hidden behind aviators, he looked downright edible.
Luke practically rushed Embry, sweeping her into his arms and nuzzling her neck. “Hi, beautiful.”
All questions and insecurities melted from her mind as his arms tightened around her. “Hey there,” she said, kissing his cheek.
Luke continued to stand in the parking lot, holding Embry off the ground.
“Um, Luke? Can you put me down?
“Nope, don’t want to. I haven’t seen you all week. This feels nice.”
“It’s good to see you, too,” Embry said, wiggling in his arms, “but you’re cutting off the blood flow to my lower extremities.”
“Fine, we need all extremities in working order.” Luke set her down and shot her one of his stunning smiles. He helped Embry up into the SUV before leaning in for a quick kiss. “You look beautiful.”
“Thanks. You do, too.”
Luke chuckled then shook his head and walked around to his side of the car.
“What?” Embry asked, after he hopped in.
“You called me beautiful.”
“Well you are.”
“No, I’m a man,” Luke said. “We’re rugged and burly. You can’t just go around calling rugged, burly men beautiful.”
“Hah, whatever. I’ll pick another adjective so I don’t risk stealing your man card and damaging your burly, manly ego. You look sexy.”
Luke looked at Embry over his sunglasses. “Now that’s more like it. Buckle up, sweetheart.” He twined his fingers with hers and eased out of the parking lot.
“Where are we going?”
“It’s a surprise.”
“You know how I feel about surprises,” Embry complained.
“Yep. Which makes it even more fun to surprise you.”
Embry let out an exasperated breath, released Luke’s hand, and crossed her arms.
Luke grabbed her hand again and pulled it to his mouth, brushing his lips across her knuckles. He shot her a sideways look. “You really want to know?”
Embry perked up, excited. “Yes, please!”
“Well I guess it’s not really a surprise. I want you to myself for a few hours, so I figured we’d drive around aimlessly. That way there’s no way Morg—”
“Don’t say it!” Embry lunged to cover Luke’s mouth with her hand.
“Don’t say what?” Luke mumbled beneath her hand.
“Don’t say her name. You’ll jinx us! She’s like State Farm. You say her name, and she appears out of thin air!” Embry said through her laughter.
She removed her hand from Luke’s mouth and settled back in her seat. Morgan had a knack for interrupting Luke and Embry whenever they were together. Whether she was inviting herself along for lunch, showing up unannounced, or calling, she always found a way to make herself known. Embry didn’t mind, but she was looking forward to some one-on-one time with Luke.
“That’s how she does it, huh?”
Embry nodded. “You really aren’t going to tell me where we’re going?”
“Nope.”
Embry looked around the interior of the car, searching for anything that might give her a hint.
“If you’re looking for hints, you won’t find anything in here to help you.”
Embry rolled her eyes. “Can I guess?”
“You can. But I won’t tell you.”
“You’re impossible.”
“And you’re adorable.”
“Well I hope you plan on doing more than driving around,” Embry scoffed. “There won’t be much to interrupt if that’s all we’re doing.”
Luke let out a hearty laugh then leveled his full gaze on Embry. “In that case, beautiful”—he said, resting his hand on her bare leg—”I’ll have to make sure we do something worthy of interruption.”
Embry felt the heat rise to her cheeks. “I think I’d
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