The Happiest Place by Melissa Storm

Author:Melissa Storm
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Partridge & Pear Press

Thirteen

The streetlights washed over the car in a hypnotic pattern, lulling Kate into a near sleep though she was giddy with happiness following the amazing night she and Jack had shared. He held onto her hand tightly as he drove them both back to the ranch, neither of them wanting to break the connection this gesture brought.

After the axe throwing, they’d gone back upstairs to partake in the odd cuisine being served in the main Renaissance area. Once their bellies were comfortably full, they strolled hand-in-hand through downtown Anchorage. It was a fun walk during which they talked about the unique and shared experiences growing up in Alaska. The streets were almost deserted, so the sounds of their laughter would occasionally echo off the buildings.

Jack, for his part, had proven to be a man of many faces. She’d seen his serious side when working with his patients, and his caring side when he’d helped to nurture Hope through the night. But on this night, he’d put on the best face of them all. He’d been teasing and fun with the axe throwing, tender and attentive during their kiss. He read each moment perfectly, and Kate fell harder and harder for him with each additional moment spent in his company.

That was the thing about Doctor Jack Young…he wasn’t boring.

“I still can’t believe you came up with axe throwing as the plan for our first date,” she teased as he started up the car to drive them back to the ranch.

He scoffed and briefly looked over at her, the lights of a passing car illuminating his face. “You had fun, didn’t you?”

She laughed. “I did. But now I’m kind of wondering about you and Renaissance fairs. Is this a regular thing for you?” Kate gasped in mock horror. “Do you have a costume? Do you dress up on the weekends to play knight and vassal?”

They both laughed like silly children.

“No, it’s nothing like that. I just wanted to take you somewhere fun. You’re always so stuck in the here and now. I thought you could use a little play.”

“And axe throwing is the first thing that springs to mind when you think ‘play?’ Do you take all your dates there?” She couldn’t stop laughing, but luckily Jack matched her fits of laughter equally with his own.

“For your information, I don’t date all that much, so there is no ‘all my dates’ to consider. All my dates is you, Kate, and—yes—I’ve thought long and hard about where I would take you for a date if I ever got the chance.”

“Hmmm, interesting,” she said in an accent she thought sounded like one of those famous therapists. She turned toward him in her seat and brought one hand to her chin while still hanging tight to his hand with her other. “And how long have you been planning zis date?”

He shook his head and blew out a long gust of air. “You remember your first day on the ranch?”

His response surprised her so, that she dropped the fake accent.

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