Free Sudden Devotion by Nicole Morgan Page B

nodded. “Mmm, hmm.”
    Throughout dinner, they asked each other questions about one another. They spoke about their families and their friends. They learned about each other’s childhoods and laughed over one another’s stories.
    Sara watched as Mitch. He seemed to be fighting something, but she tried to push the thought aside, not wanting to worry about what it might be.
    Signing the credit card receipt, Mitch offered her some more wine, which she shook her head at. “No thanks. Do you have an early day tomorrow? Should we get home or – yeah, we should head home.”
    “Sara. Am I going to have to spank you right here in the restaurant?”
    Sara hid her face in her hands and tried to muffle her laughter. The waiter had just walked up behind Mitch as he said the word spank. The shock on his face was too hilarious for her to hold back. Waiting for the waiter to walk away, Sara looked back up at him with tears in her eyes from laughing so hard.
    “Ha ha. Very funny. You could have warned me, you know. Besides, it’s your fault. Why don’t you just tell me what you want to do?”
    “I never said I…all right. How do you do that, anyway? You always know when I’m holding back with you.”
    “It’s a gift.” He winked at her, quirking one eyebrow up.
    “I was thinking that maybe we could take a walk downtown here. You know, burn some of the dinner off.”
    Getting up from his chair and going around to pull hers out for her, he whispered in her ear. “Okay, but sooner or later, those panties are coming off.”
    She looked over her shoulder at him and couldn’t help but smile. “I would expect nothing less of you.”
    They walked downtown past the shops, restaurants, and cafes. Holding hands, they commented on things they saw in the windows and people they passed on the street.
    After a couple of blocks, Mitch put a possessive arm around Sara after a couple of men outside of a bar whistled at her. Deciding she liked the feel of being under the crook of his arm, she snuggled her body closer into his.
    Walking back to the restaurant parking lot, there were no words, only silence. In the past two days, the two of them had taken each other’s bodies to places of extreme pleasure. They were on their first date and had discussed their lives and past.
    In the comfortable peace that came over them as they strolled side by side, each of them wondered to themselves if they would or could have a future together. Although neither one asked the other, both were hoping that the possibility was there.
    Mitch opened Sara’s door and closed it once she was inside. Going around the front of the car, he got in behind the wheel and started the car. They smiled at each other as he exited the parking lot. Neither one of them noticed the white car sitting under the street light. Nor did they notice the woman’s eyes that glared at them in the shadows of the driver’s seat.
    On the drive home, they listened to music and the quiet comfort that had washed over them on their walk continued to linger. Reaching over the console, Mitch picked up her hand and brought it to his mouth to kiss it. He wondered once again where this tenderness she kept bringing out in him came from.
    Sara turned to face him. “Mitch, remember rule number two?”
    He nodded as he kissed her hand again.
    “Well, it’s no pressure. I mean if you can’t, I will understand, but I was wondering if there was any way you could stay the night with me tonight.” She expelled a huge breath that seemed as though she had been holding forever.
    He set her hand down on his thigh and brought his hand up to her cheek to brush his knuckles across it. “I hoped you would ask. I packed a bag.” He motioned his head to the backseat, indicating the bag.
    She smiled. “Good. At the risk of sounding selfish, it felt really good falling asleep in your arms last night.”
    Did it ever? “I know. I’m glad, honey.” He winked at her. “Okay, we’re here.”
    Pulling into a