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Her choas good, too "I kno to pick ’e to hi fast food?"

"It’s fast"

"Hence, the name" She stole one of his french fries "Now, that’s a french fry"

After lunch, Brian headed for the restroom On the way back, he cornered their waitress near the kitchen and convinced her to disclose the location of a nice, quiet beach He left her a nice tip, double the cost of the meal, and escorted his lovely date back to the car

"I’l drive," he said, opening the passenger door for her

Myrna reached up and slid her fingers into the hair at the nape of his neck She rose up on tiptoe to clai kiss His heart skipped a beat when her tongue brushed against his lip She kne to get his blood boiling, but he had other things in mind for their romantic beach visit

"Thanks for lunch," she whispered "Are we going to Tampa now?"

"Not just yet"

Chapter 21

Myrna leaned forward to gaze out the windshield A gorgeous view of the Gulf of Mexico stretched as far as the eye could see Tal palrassy dunes Rough waves sloshed against the shore as the storm clouds in the distance continued to march across the landscape Brian had driven half an hour into the middle of nowhere, but their venture off the beaten path had been orth it Here, she could iine they were the only two people on earth

"How did you know about this place?" Myrna asked

He sly "I persuaded our waitress to disclose her secrets"

She couldn’t explain the pang of jealousy that pierced her chest "Persuaded? Did it have anything to do with those a"

She slapped his shoulder and then opened the door He grabbed her and pul ed her across his lap, wedging her between his body and the steering wheel "I just asked her where I could find the irl and pinched my cheek as if she were irl," Myrna whispered She touched his face, staring deeply into his eyes She expected hiaze until she had to look away

"Let’s go watch the waves," he said

She nodded and slid from his lap

They walked hand in hand to the beach Brian settled on the sand and urged her to sit between his legs in front of hiainst her hair as they gazed out at the water

"There’s so about the ocean that feels eternal," he et disconnected when I don’t see it for a while"

"I find it soothing," she said "Being from the Midwest, I haven’t seen the ocean many times"

"Then what ht for a ht You can’t real y see theo visit my parents in the summer, I look up at the stars for hours"

His hands stroked her bare arms "Can I look up at the stars with you sometime?"