He chuckles. “Don’t be. You have a great rack. I’m sure you made that guy’s day.”
I groan. “You’re such an asshole.”
Turning me so I’m facing him, he leans down and kisses me.
“Yes, but I’m your asshole.”
* * *
This has to go perfectly.If it doesn’t, she might kill me.
Still, I’m frustrated as I look at the map again.
I paid a guide a lot of money to give me directions to this place. Usually they would take us themselves, but I didn’t want anyone to be around for this.
This needs to be just me and her.
Still, I’m regretting not at least letting him drive us out here.
“It’s been hours, Dom. Where are we going?” Katie is restless in the passenger seat.
I feel bad. We should have been here an hour ago, but I took a wrong turn and had to double back. Then had to stop and wait while some sheep crossed the road. When I finally got out to hurry them along, one tried to headbutt me in the dick. It wasn’t a pleasant experience.
It didn’t help that when I climbed back in the car, all Katie could talk about was those damn flamingos.
Finally, I see the sign the guide said he put out for me. All it had were my initials.
“We are here,” I tell her, pulling into the clear area where a car has been parked before.
Once I get out, I go to her side, helping her out. Then I grab the small backpack I packed for us.
“Is it very far?” Katie asks, eyeing my bag.
“No. Only about a ten-minute walk. I promise it’s worth it.” I smile, but I know it looks nervous.
It’s because I am nervous. I’ve been wanting to do this for over a year now. Every time I thought I might, I held off. Not because I didn’t want this with her, but because I wanted it to be special for her.
She told me when Abby and Alan finally got engaged at a basketball game on the Jumbotron, that she would never want anything like that. She wanted it to be somewhere intimate, preferably with just her and her guy.
This is as intimate as you can get.
Grabbing her hand, I pull her along the marked trail. It looks like the man literally tied a string to the opening of the trail and ran it through the woods all the way up to our destination. I’m giving him a huge ass tip for this.
As we walk, Katie rambles on about different things. It’s one of my favorite traits. I don’t have to fill in the silence. She’s happy to do it on her own. Her mind is always running through different things.
Sometimes I don’t think she even means to say it out loud. It’s almost like it popped into her head and she wanted to share it.
She’s not like that with everyone though.
I’ve noticed that only her family and a few close friends get this unguarded part of her. I’m beyond grateful that I’m considered one of them.
“My feet hurt, Dom,” Katie tells me, stopping to rub them as she leans against a tree.
“I promise, not much farther.” I walk, pulling her to me, pressing a kiss to her temple.
Mother nature is on my side today because only a few minutes later, I can hear the rushing water.
Katie starts to get excited.