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I really don’t want to know the answers to those questions, because in the grand scheives a fk? Whatready to makes sure that’s a permanent deal
The door to the back office area opens with a squeak and a groan, and then Sutton steps through She’s wearing a lightweight blue linen dress that is sleeveless and silver sandals Her hair is up in a ponytail and she is absolutely stunning I mean, I saw her in this when she left for work today, but seeing her again…! Just !
“What are you doing here?” she asks with a welco her face up for the kiss that she knows is cohtly and touch ue in front of Miss Minnie
“It’s such a beautiful day outside…thought we’d grab some lunch Interested?”
“Absolutely,” she says, grinning brilliantly, and we are out the door
I take her hand inwith all the other doorkers out to grab so to fire up and I hope
When we reach Café Lina, the hostess is expecting nition Sutton is happily chirping away about talking to Cos, and while I’, oes off without a hitch
We’re shown a table on the outside sidewalk and I make it past the first hurdle, terrified that Sutton will insist on sitting inside If she had done that…ulti deal, but it would have made this not as perfect as it could be I hold out the chair that will have Sutton’s back to the street and, once she’s settled, I take the other chair
Lunch goes setwell following this latest stint in rehab and he and Sutton talk frequently He’s even come over to our house for dinner a few times
Note how I said “our house ” That’s because I dumped my crappy apartment and o, just as the hockey season inding down We h the first round of the playoffs, but when our star goalie, Max Fournier, went out with a groin injury, we just couldn’t hang in the second round and got soundly defeated in just five games
I was bu in with Suttonup , and on a few sunny Carolina afternoons you’ll find us at one of the local golf courses hacking up the grass We both suck but are convinced that we’ll get better the more we play
My nights, though, are the best of all Sutton comes home from work and I’ll often have dinner ready—yes, I’ve been learning to cook…well, grill, mostly We’ll eat on her back deck and she’ll tell ale her with the dirty jokes that Garrett told me, which usually has her nose wrinkled in distaste Sometimes we’ll just sit outside and talk for hours Soah, we’ll end the evening withasleep in each other’s arms
Fuck, but I love this girl so much
“Was your dad able to call you today?” Sutton asks and brings es that were just clustered in my brain
“Yeah,” I say as I motion for our waitress to coet some dessert first, then I’ll tell you all about it ”
“No, thanks,” she says just before wiping herher napkin on her plate
“No, thanks?” I say with an eyebrow cocked at her “This is Café Lina They make your favorite dessert—chocolate ten-layer cake ”
“I know but you’re always plyingto look like a hippo if you don’t stop ”
An inant, her tu I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, and I hope she wants more than one kid But no tiet Sutton back on track with my plans today
“Baby,” I say as I lean in close to her ear,low so the waitress can’t hear oing to kill you Besides, I’ll help you work it off tonight You can be on top ”
Sutton’s eyes go wide, her nostrils flare a little and her ive her control often so this is indeed a special day
“Okay,” she says with rough desire, and fk, I want to haul her out of here right now and take her home
Turning to the waitress, I hold up two fingers “Two slices of your chocolate cake ”
The cake is brought out quickly and the waitress shoots me a sly wink as she sets Sutton’s down in front of her Then I tell her all aboutHe’s back in rehab, but this is a good thing He’s entering his third ra early the last ti skills and tactics behind that he had not had a chance to learn Sutton and I are planning to fly up in a couple of weeks to see him
I notice Sutton has only a few rossed in what I’ attention
“So we’re still a go for visiting hiht?” she asks and then takes the last bite of her cake, barely glancing at it as she scoops it with her eyes pinned on me
I nod assent to her question but then shoot a pointed look at her plate “You scarfed that down ”
She grins at uiltily and then looks down at her e for, and Sutton’s eyes fill with tears as she stares at the crue for her It’s a very simple question, really
It says, Will You Marry Me?, and I can’t help but hold et the answer
Her eyes lift to le tear escapes I smile at her softly and wipe it away
“Yes,” she says as she nods She stands up quietly fro so hard, I’ up to o around her waist as her face tucks into the crook of my neck
“I love you,” she says with soyour ould make all my dreams come true ”