your planning period was from getting your text right away after you got the flowers. Any chance you can come have lunch with me?”
“Yeah of course! But I only have forty five minutes, is that okay?”
“I’ll take what I can get.” He was definitely smiling into the phone. How freaking adorable is he?
“Alright, I’ll be right there.” I hung up the phone. I stood up and grabbed my purse and put my water in the fridge.
“What’s up? He’s here ?” She put the lid back on her lunch and stood up quickly. “Where is he? You know I have to see him!” She followed me as I walked to the front of my classroom where the door led to the parking lot. She shoved past me and stuck her head in front of the window while I looked through the glass of the other one. Parker saw us both and waved, my face heating up from just the smile on his face.
“Holy shit Sadie, he’s hot! I knew he had to be good looking, but holy hell. You better jump on that, in more ways than one, if you know what I’m saying.”
“Steph!” I slapped her on the arm and pushed the door open. “I’ll see you in forty minutes or so,” I said almost in a singsong voice.
I walked across the street where Parker was leaning against his car door. There was not a cloud in the sky and the breeze felt perfect. Parker’s hair was blowing slightly with the wind despite the hair gel, the smile on his face warming my insides. He was wearing khaki pants and a dark gray polo shirt. She was right, he was hot. He was always on my mind, but my memories didn’t do him justice. He was gorgeous. I walked up to the car in front of him as he leaned forward and kissed me on the cheek. I’m surprised I didn’t jump up and down from the excitement of seeing him.
“Hi,” I said softly with a smile. “What are you doing here? Not that it’s not a great surprise.”
“I had to go into work a little while ago and I just got finished, so I figured I’d come see you. I wanted you to be the first person to celebrate with me.” He walked me over to the other side of the car and opened the door for me.
“Celebrate what?” I asked when we were finally both in the car.
“I got a promotion. I applied for detective last month, but didn’t hear anything until last week. Then they told me it was still down to me and one other person. They called me this morning to tell me I got it, so I went down there to get some stuff worked out.”
“That’s so awesome, Parker! Congratulations!” I leaned over and hugged him, thankful for the fact that he wanted me to be the first person to know.
“Thanks. I’d been hoping for the spot for a while now, but I think I’m just as excited that my new schedule will let us see each other more often.” He reached over and held my hand that was in my lap.
“So you won’t be working nights anymore?”
“Well, not all the time. I still have to be available whenever a case comes up, but my normal schedule will be eight to four.”
“I’d say that’s a good thing,” I said teasingly.
“I’d say that’s a very good thing.” He pulled our hands up and kissed the back of mine as he smiled. Swoon .
We had only been driving for a couple of minutes when we pulled into a parking lot attached to a large field. I could see a playground a little ways off, a basketball court even farther. Parker turned the car off and walked around to open my door.
“I hope this is okay. I packed us a little lunch and figured we could sit outside at this park.”
“Aw, you made lunch for me?”
“Well, I told them what to put on it. I just got some subs from Publix. Is that okay?”
I just looked at him and smiled. His thoughtfulness seemed so natural.
“It’s perfect, Parker. I’ve never had anyone take so much time out of their life for me. It’s just…perfect.”
“Well if you’ve never had anyone treat you the way you should be, your ex and anyone else is a douchebag. Not to mention, a complete idiot. Their loss is
“Yeah of course! But I only have forty five minutes, is that okay?”
“I’ll take what I can get.” He was definitely smiling into the phone. How freaking adorable is he?
“Alright, I’ll be right there.” I hung up the phone. I stood up and grabbed my purse and put my water in the fridge.
“What’s up? He’s here ?” She put the lid back on her lunch and stood up quickly. “Where is he? You know I have to see him!” She followed me as I walked to the front of my classroom where the door led to the parking lot. She shoved past me and stuck her head in front of the window while I looked through the glass of the other one. Parker saw us both and waved, my face heating up from just the smile on his face.
“Holy shit Sadie, he’s hot! I knew he had to be good looking, but holy hell. You better jump on that, in more ways than one, if you know what I’m saying.”
“Steph!” I slapped her on the arm and pushed the door open. “I’ll see you in forty minutes or so,” I said almost in a singsong voice.
I walked across the street where Parker was leaning against his car door. There was not a cloud in the sky and the breeze felt perfect. Parker’s hair was blowing slightly with the wind despite the hair gel, the smile on his face warming my insides. He was wearing khaki pants and a dark gray polo shirt. She was right, he was hot. He was always on my mind, but my memories didn’t do him justice. He was gorgeous. I walked up to the car in front of him as he leaned forward and kissed me on the cheek. I’m surprised I didn’t jump up and down from the excitement of seeing him.
“Hi,” I said softly with a smile. “What are you doing here? Not that it’s not a great surprise.”
“I had to go into work a little while ago and I just got finished, so I figured I’d come see you. I wanted you to be the first person to celebrate with me.” He walked me over to the other side of the car and opened the door for me.
“Celebrate what?” I asked when we were finally both in the car.
“I got a promotion. I applied for detective last month, but didn’t hear anything until last week. Then they told me it was still down to me and one other person. They called me this morning to tell me I got it, so I went down there to get some stuff worked out.”
“That’s so awesome, Parker! Congratulations!” I leaned over and hugged him, thankful for the fact that he wanted me to be the first person to know.
“Thanks. I’d been hoping for the spot for a while now, but I think I’m just as excited that my new schedule will let us see each other more often.” He reached over and held my hand that was in my lap.
“So you won’t be working nights anymore?”
“Well, not all the time. I still have to be available whenever a case comes up, but my normal schedule will be eight to four.”
“I’d say that’s a good thing,” I said teasingly.
“I’d say that’s a very good thing.” He pulled our hands up and kissed the back of mine as he smiled. Swoon .
We had only been driving for a couple of minutes when we pulled into a parking lot attached to a large field. I could see a playground a little ways off, a basketball court even farther. Parker turned the car off and walked around to open my door.
“I hope this is okay. I packed us a little lunch and figured we could sit outside at this park.”
“Aw, you made lunch for me?”
“Well, I told them what to put on it. I just got some subs from Publix. Is that okay?”
I just looked at him and smiled. His thoughtfulness seemed so natural.
“It’s perfect, Parker. I’ve never had anyone take so much time out of their life for me. It’s just…perfect.”
“Well if you’ve never had anyone treat you the way you should be, your ex and anyone else is a douchebag. Not to mention, a complete idiot. Their loss is
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