Love on the Lake (Lakeside) by Helena Hunting

Author:Helena Hunting [Hunting, Helena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Montlake
Published: 2022-03-14T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

DATE NIGHT

Teagan

On Saturday evening Aaron comes knocking on my door at six for our dinner date. I check my reflection in the mirror one last time and glance over my shoulder to make sure my dress looks good from all angles before I open the door.

“Oh, wow.” I exhale on a low whistle. “You clean up nice.”

He’s wearing a pair of black dress pants, a light-gray button-down, and a slate-gray tie. His hair, which is often covered with a baseball cap, is styled neatly, and if I had to guess, I’d say it’s been cut recently.

“You look damn well amazing.” Aaron’s gaze moves over me in a hot sweep.

“Do you want to come in for a minute?” I step back to make room for him to enter.

“I do, but I don’t think it’s a good idea.” He brings his finger to his lips and taps it twice.

I frown. “Why not?”

“Because if I come inside, I’m going to find a reason not to leave again, and I want to take you out for dinner, especially with you looking like my favorite dessert.”

“Oh my gosh.” I swat his chest. “That was a terrible line!”

“That wasn’t a line, that was the truth and a promise.” He grabs my hand and pulls me up against him. “I’m going to treat you like an all-you-can-eat buffet later. You got an overnight bag with you, right?”

“I do.”

“Go get it, and let’s get out of here before I get inside you.”

“The worst lines ever, Aaron.”

“It’s not a line if it’s the truth.” He raises both hands and takes a step backward so he’s on the landing rather than inside the loft.

I grab my clutch and my overnight bag and lock the door behind me before following Aaron down the stairs. He gives me his arm as we cross the pebbled driveway. I hesitate a step when I realize it’s not his work truck in the driveway but a white sports car.

“Is this yours?”

“Uh . . .” He rubs the back of his neck. “It’s not.”

“You know, you didn’t have to commit a felony for our date. My car is sitting right there.”

Aaron laughs. “I borrowed it from my neighbor. He’s in his early eighties and only drives to the grocery store and back. I take his car to the garage when it needs servicing, so when I asked if I could borrow it, he agreed. It smells like old man, but it’s pretty nice otherwise.”

“I can’t believe your eighty-year-old neighbor drives this, or that he lent it to you.”

“I’m a good driver.”

“I know that. I just mean, that’s a sweet ride. Bradley would never let me drive his Porsche, and I’m family.”

“Oh, well, that’s kind of the way it is around here. And don’t look too closely because Chuck has hit a lot of things while driving that car.”

“Chuck is your neighbor? And he’s eighty?”

“How do you know Chuck?”

“He’s the one retiring from Harry’s Hardware.”

Aaron laughs. “He says that every single year, and then he retires for a month and comes back.

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