The Wedding Confession (Wedding Meet Cute) by JJ Knight

Author:JJ Knight [Knight, JJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Montlake
Published: 2023-06-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

ENSLEY

Well, that was a nutty proposition I made, but it solves all my problems.

I’ll see Drew more often. It falls within my time limit.

And I put sex on the table.

I might regret that if we go there tonight, mainly because I ate so much pasta. By the time we go out to Drew’s car after the meal, the wine, and the most outrageous Italian wedding cake, I feel done for.

As I strap the seat belt over my food baby, I wonder if I even want to get naked right now. I’m completely self-conscious.

And unsure.

Our crazy moment in the shed came naturally.

Anything we do tonight feels forced.

Did I really insist that our three dates could have benefits?

What am I doing here? What do I want?

But I know. I want the twelve-year-old dream for Drew to be mine, even if only for a little while.

We’ve been driving about ten minutes when his booming voice in the quiet startles me. “So does the end of dinner mean we’re done with the date? Or should there be more?”

Does he mean sex? Or more normal date stuff?

My talkative superpower is failing me. I stare out the window at the passing lights streaking through the dark.

“Now whose tongue has been eaten by a cat?” he asks.

That makes me whip my head around. “So gross! I wish I never knew that!”

“Got you talking.”

Harrumph. “Are you using my own tactics on me?”

“I’m learning from the master.”

That placates me. “I think we should take a walk. Somewhere picturesque. What does Atlanta have?”

He glances over at me. “You might get chilly in that dress.”

“Then you will be a gentleman and provide me your jacket.”

“All right.” He signals to change lanes, even though there are no cars anywhere nearby. I smile inwardly. Drew Daniels does everything by the book.

We exit the freeway and make a U-turn.

“Thought of a location?” I ask.

“Yep.”

No more details are forthcoming.

I don’t have long to wait. We exit again, and soon a park surrounds us. Wide expanses of green space end with a path along a small lake. Several people stroll under the streetlamps, mostly walking dogs. Drew finds a spot along the street and kills the car. “This work?”

“It looks beautiful.”

We walk along a broad path. The lake reflects the lights of the cityscape of downtown Atlanta. It’s breathtaking.

We haven’t walked very far when the chill bites into me. I hide it for a while, but as we cross a wooden bridge over the water, a gust of wind brushes my hair back, and I wind up hugging my arms over my body.

Drew takes off his suit jacket and wraps it around my shoulders, buttoning the front. My arms are still inside.

“Like a straitjacket?” I ask.

“Like a straitjacket.” His grin knocks me backward. It’s so rare, and it lights up his face. A girl could totally fall in love with a smile like that.

The jacket smells of him. I breathe it in. Sandalwood aftershave. I only know what it’s called because I used to rip cologne samples out of the magazines in the art teacher’s room.

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