building.
“Love you, too!” Holly called from the other side. “And glad you had a great date!”
Standing with her back against the door, Tessa couldn’t help but smile. After the kiss that had left her both speechless and breathless, Todd did in fact take her hand in his again. They walked until the end of the strip of shops, stopping occasionally to sneak into a back alley for more kisses. When the shops ran out, they followed the path along the river, finding a bench to sit on where they talked, held hands, and kissed some more. The path eventually looped back around to where their cars were parked at The Urban Bistro.
“I can’t ever remember feeling like this after a first date ,” Todd had said, cupping Tessa’s face in his hands before lowering his lips down to meet hers once more.
She melted under his touch, trying to savor the feel of his lips, knowing the evening was coming to an end. Was he going to ask her out again? She hoped a second date would be in their future. She wouldn’t have to wait long to find out.
“Can I see you again?” he asked, pushing her hair out of her eyes.
“Yes,” she said softly, trying to maintain her balance. Just the slightest touch of his hands on her face made her knees weak.
“I’m free this weekend. Would Friday night be okay? Maybe we can actually make it to a play this time.” He smiled, leaning in to nip playfully at her curled back lips.
“That sounds perfect,” she replied as he straightened back up.
Holding her door open, he gave her another tender kiss just before she slid into the driver’s seat.
“Until Friday then,” he said, blowing her a kiss as she started her engine and drove away.
Chapter 21
“O-kay, these weren’t here five minutes ago,” Tessa said to herself quietly as she walked into her office upon coming back from the restroom. She bent down to smell the enormous bouquet of assorted pink flowers sitting in a beautiful crystal vase in the middle of her desk, which a delivery person must have left when she stepped out momentarily. Taking in the amazing aroma, she spotted the small card sticking out among the sea of pink petals and picked it up to read.
Can’t stop thinking about you.
“He didn’t sign it,” she said, bending down once more to take another whiff, although it really wasn’t necessary, as the fragrance had now filled the room. “They must be from—”
“Must be from me?” the voice said, finishing her sentence.
“Oh shit, you startled me!” Tessa exclaimed as Todd entered her office. Jumping back, she nearly knocked over the entire bouquet. She put her hand on her chest as if that would control her erratic heartbeat. “What are you doing here?”
“Well, the business excuse is I found some more statements to drop off. But, the truth is, I couldn’t wait until Friday to see you again. And since it appears Mr. Abbott is once again out of the office …” He stepped forward and slid his arm around her waist, pulling her in for a kiss as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
“The flowers are beautiful,” she said, drawing away slowly, her breathing now perfectly calmed. “Thank you. I have the one you gave me last night in some water on my kitchen table. When Sophie woke up this morning, she was so excited to see it. She said the color reminded her of the dress Princess Aurora wears.”
“I’m sorry,” Todd said, looking confused. “I’m afraid I don’t get a chance to be around little girls very often. Princess who?”
Tessa laughed. “You’ve heard of Sleeping Beauty?”
“Ah, yes. Isn’t she the one who had some sort of evil curse put on her that could only be broken by the handsome prince?”
“Well,” she laughed even harder, “you just described pretty much every Disney movie involving princesses. But yes, technically that is correct. Her curse was that she would forever sleep unless kissed by her prince charming. Her real name is Princess Aurora.
“Love you, too!” Holly called from the other side. “And glad you had a great date!”
Standing with her back against the door, Tessa couldn’t help but smile. After the kiss that had left her both speechless and breathless, Todd did in fact take her hand in his again. They walked until the end of the strip of shops, stopping occasionally to sneak into a back alley for more kisses. When the shops ran out, they followed the path along the river, finding a bench to sit on where they talked, held hands, and kissed some more. The path eventually looped back around to where their cars were parked at The Urban Bistro.
“I can’t ever remember feeling like this after a first date ,” Todd had said, cupping Tessa’s face in his hands before lowering his lips down to meet hers once more.
She melted under his touch, trying to savor the feel of his lips, knowing the evening was coming to an end. Was he going to ask her out again? She hoped a second date would be in their future. She wouldn’t have to wait long to find out.
“Can I see you again?” he asked, pushing her hair out of her eyes.
“Yes,” she said softly, trying to maintain her balance. Just the slightest touch of his hands on her face made her knees weak.
“I’m free this weekend. Would Friday night be okay? Maybe we can actually make it to a play this time.” He smiled, leaning in to nip playfully at her curled back lips.
“That sounds perfect,” she replied as he straightened back up.
Holding her door open, he gave her another tender kiss just before she slid into the driver’s seat.
“Until Friday then,” he said, blowing her a kiss as she started her engine and drove away.
Chapter 21
“O-kay, these weren’t here five minutes ago,” Tessa said to herself quietly as she walked into her office upon coming back from the restroom. She bent down to smell the enormous bouquet of assorted pink flowers sitting in a beautiful crystal vase in the middle of her desk, which a delivery person must have left when she stepped out momentarily. Taking in the amazing aroma, she spotted the small card sticking out among the sea of pink petals and picked it up to read.
Can’t stop thinking about you.
“He didn’t sign it,” she said, bending down once more to take another whiff, although it really wasn’t necessary, as the fragrance had now filled the room. “They must be from—”
“Must be from me?” the voice said, finishing her sentence.
“Oh shit, you startled me!” Tessa exclaimed as Todd entered her office. Jumping back, she nearly knocked over the entire bouquet. She put her hand on her chest as if that would control her erratic heartbeat. “What are you doing here?”
“Well, the business excuse is I found some more statements to drop off. But, the truth is, I couldn’t wait until Friday to see you again. And since it appears Mr. Abbott is once again out of the office …” He stepped forward and slid his arm around her waist, pulling her in for a kiss as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
“The flowers are beautiful,” she said, drawing away slowly, her breathing now perfectly calmed. “Thank you. I have the one you gave me last night in some water on my kitchen table. When Sophie woke up this morning, she was so excited to see it. She said the color reminded her of the dress Princess Aurora wears.”
“I’m sorry,” Todd said, looking confused. “I’m afraid I don’t get a chance to be around little girls very often. Princess who?”
Tessa laughed. “You’ve heard of Sleeping Beauty?”
“Ah, yes. Isn’t she the one who had some sort of evil curse put on her that could only be broken by the handsome prince?”
“Well,” she laughed even harder, “you just described pretty much every Disney movie involving princesses. But yes, technically that is correct. Her curse was that she would forever sleep unless kissed by her prince charming. Her real name is Princess Aurora.
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