Chapter 47
~~ LILY ~~
After the run in with Jacky a few people gave me odd looks every time I passed, but the majority of the staff were pleasant, if not a little curious. I kept my relationship with Michael private because it was no one else’s business but ours.
Michael made me feel loved and cherished. It was a wonderful feeling.
To celebrate our one week together, Michael had insisted on taking me away for the weekend to a beautiful hotel on the river. The hotel was a small family run, two story, colonial ranch house with only ten rooms available to the public.
I stood on the balcony taking in the wonderful view of the river and mountains beyond, while Michael finished getting dressed. He’d asked me to pack a cocktail dress because he planned on taking me out to dinner. The dress I’d packed was red with one breast covered in red sequins and the other in silk, the same as the rest of the dress. It fit me like a glove and if that didn’t drive Michael crazy, my shoes would. They where high and I mean high. I just hoped he wouldn’t be too distracted by my legs and walked into something.
“How am I supposed to eat dinner with you looking so hot?” Michael asked, sliding his hands around my waist from behind.
“You’ll have to behave. This dress isn’t suitable for making out….” My sentence trailed off. “Mmm...” He started kissing my neck. “Michael…. stop.”
Michael took a deep breath and stepped back, turning me around to face him. He left me speechless. It was the first time I’d seen him in black and he looked – gorgeous.
“I don’t know what to say, but wow. You always look hot, but in that black suit and shirt, with the red tie you leave me speechless.”
He grinned at me, took my hand and pulled me inside. “We need to leave before I forget about dinner and go straight for dessert.”
“I agree! I love being naked with you, but I haven’t gone to all this trouble to not be seen. Besides, I was planning on torturing you all through the meal.”
He groaned, handed me my purse from the bed and opened the door. “You’re going to drive me insane in that dress.”
“Think how hot it will be when we get back to the hotel – all that pent up energy.”
“F*ck. Do not say another word until we are in the car and on our way to the restaurant.”
I snickered. He was funny and in for a treat. I’d been telling him the truth when I said I wanted to torture him, but I didn’t think he realized just how far I was planning to go .
“Why are you grinning like the cat that got the cream?” he asked while waiting for me to climb into the car.
“No reason.” I patted him on the cheek and climbed in.
Michael ran around to the driver’s side, climbed in, then started the engine.
We sat in silence while he guided the car down the mountain road towards town.
I was looking forward to eating at the restaurant. It would be the first time that we’d done anything like this. Our first date. I started to giggle and saw Michael frown at me.
“I was just thinking that tonight is our first date. I think we’ve kind of done this whole thing backwards.”
“That’s why I wanted to rectify it this weekend. I don’t want you to miss out on anything.” He blushed.
“You really are the sweetest guy.” I had to quickly root around in my purse for a tissue, he’d brought tears to my eyes with his declaration.
“Hell, I never meant to make you cry.”
“I’m okay. Just get us to the restaurant. I’m rather hungry now, but I want your arms around me before we go inside.”
“You got it.”