TANNER: A Curvy Woman & Firefighter Mountain Man Romance (KNIGHT'S RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT Book 3) by Lana Dash

Author:Lana Dash [Dash, Lana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

RACHEL

I’m so distracted thinking about my date with Tanner tonight that I make the wrong change with several customers, and Colt has to take over the register. Forcing me to take on the tedious tasks around the shop that I can’t possibly mess up, like dusting the bookshelves and clearing the small tables in the café corner.

My gaze keeps darting up to the clock mounted on the wall. It’s moving at a snail’s pace, and on more than one occasion, I stare at it for a full minute to make sure that it's still working.

It’s been a while since I’ve gone on a proper date. What if I do or say something that is going to mess this up?

“You won’t mess it up,” Colt says. I stare at him in confusion. “Your inner monologue for the last ten minutes hasn’t been so inner.”

“Oh god, what was I saying?”

“Something about what you plan on wearing on your date, how you want to give me a raise, and then your concern about not being on a proper date in a while.”

He thinks he’s so slick sliding in that bit about a raise.

“Well, I appreciate your confidence in my ability to pull, not making a fool of myself tonight, you still aren't getting a raise."

Colt shrugs. “Worth a shot.”

The lights flicker overhead again.

“I thought you said you were going to call the electrician.”

Colt shakes his head. “No, you said that you would.”

“When?”

He holds up the post-it note I wrote myself a few days ago that says, “Don’t forget to call the electrician.”

"Oh, right."

The rest of the day passes by, with my only real accomplishment getting done is finally making an appointment with an electrician for next week.

I leave Colt to close up and head upstairs to my apartment to get ready. After much deliberation, I decided to keep my look simple—hair down, sundress with a light sweater, and wedge sandals. Tanner shows up just as I’m finishing up.

He’s standing by the entrance of the bookstore when I come down to meet him. I like that he’s not that guy that just honks his horn and waits for me to come out.

“You look amazing,” he says as I lock up.

The date night jitters I was feeling this afternoon is replaced with a confidence I’ve never felt before. The light in Tanner’s smile and the eagerness in his eyes as he looks me up and down makes me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world.

We walk over to his truck and he opens the passenger door for me.

“I made reservations at an Italian place in Ashville.” He starts the truck. “Or we could pick up some take out from Hal’s Diner and drive up to Coop’s Overlook and watch the sunset.”

“The sunset sounds nice.”

His smile widens, and I know that I’ve picked the option that he wanted too. We drive through town and pick up some burgers and shakes before heading up to Coop's Overlook.

I’m glad the trail is easy to manage in wedge sandals.

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