After All by Penelope Paige

After All by Penelope Paige

Author:Penelope Paige [Paige, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 2 of a Kind, LLC
Published: 2024-07-30T00:00:00+00:00


Chapter 13

Carter

“Okay.” I throw my door open. “Wait right there. Please?” I pause between the sentences when I remember my manners at the last second.

She smiles. “I’ll wait.”

I open the back door and rifle around for a few minutes, but it’s so dark, hopefully she can’t see anything until I finish.

I grab the blankets I haven’t taken out from my impromptu camping trip last week, pushing the small pop-up tent to the side. I won’t need that tonight.

Digging under the seat, I find my five-foot long body pillow, thankful I’ve been too busy to take all this into the house to store away for the next trip.

I line the bed of the truck with the thickest blanket, the one I usually put on the ground before I make my pallet bed inside the tent. Layering the other blankets and folding them so that the majority of the padding is up next to the back of the cab, I stretch the pillow along the back wall and hop down.

I open her door and offer my hand for her to step down. Her sandaled feet hit the rocks, and I lead her towards the bed of the truck. The tailgate’s down, and she looks up at me, surprised.

“What’s this?”

“Look at the stars with me?” I ask.

As absolutely corny and cliche as it sounds, her smile could light half of Tennessee when I ask.

“Of course.”

I lift her by the waist to the tailgate and wait for her to scoot back before I climb in beside her. I settle against the back window and rest my arm on the lip right below. Tucking her into my side, I ask another quiet question.

“What about kissing?”



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