up?”
“It’s a surprise. You’ll just have to wait.”
He reached over and put his hand on her knee. She felt electricity shoot through her entire body. His fingers gently caressed circles around her knee. She never realized how erotic it was or how such a movement could make her head swim with visions of her and Cade doing very naughty things. He had perfect hands. His fingers were long and slender. The tips of his fingers were soft against her skin. She was a hand girl. A man had to have hands that were, well, like Cade’s. She wasn’t superficial when it came to looks, okay, maybe she was a little superficial, but she couldn’t even begin to count the times throughout her life that she had turned down advances from other men based solely on the simple fetish of hers. She would not be turning down Cade’s though. She was more than enjoying his hands and lips on her and loved how he couldn’t stop himself from placing either on her. Oh yes, she welcomed both. She shifted in her seat so that she could face him. His hand shifted with her, never breaking contact.
“Come on, Cade. Just tell me at least what restaurant we are going to.”
“What makes you think we are going out to eat?” He couldn’t help himself. He found teasing Tessa entirely too easy.
“We better be going to eat. I haven’t eaten anything all day since someone almost made me late to my afternoon photo shoot. Cade McCarthy, you had better be taking me to get something to eat or you can just turn this car around and head back to my place right now.”
Cade’s laughter replaced the silence that had been so evident only moments earlier. Tessa always brought out the fun side of him, which didn’t come out very often. Years of medical school and then setting up and running his own practice had turned him into a fuddy duddy, as his mother liked to put it. He wasn’t unhappy, he just let his practice consume him to the point that unless he was hanging out with Rowan, or at The LaunchPad, he didn’t take the time to just laugh.
Pulling himself together, Cade asked, “Do you know Joe’s Crab Shack on the boardwalk?”
“We are not going to Joe’s dressed up like this, Cade. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Shack, but we are definitely overdressed for that place.”
Gently caressing her inner thigh, he softly whispered, “You will just have to be patient and trust me to see where we are going.”
Chapter 10
Cade pulled into the parking lot that sat caddy corner to the boardwalk and turned off the car.
“Cade, seriously, we are completely overdressed for Joe’s. I am not going in there looking like this.”
With that smirk that always got Tessa’s heart pumping, he leaned in to brush a kiss on her cheek. “Looking like what, Tess? You are absolutely beautiful.”
Cade quickly exited the car and came around to Tessa’s side before she could get out. He took her hand, as he helped her out he brought her knuckles up to his lips so he could taste her again. Leaning in close to her ear, he whispered, “Trust me Tess, that’s all I ask. This night is about you. Do you trust me?”
“Of course I do.”
“Good. I thought we could take a walk on the boardwalk before we eat. I want to enjoy the view,” he said with that sexy voice that she was growing to love as his gaze locked on to hers. His voice always made liquid heat pool between her thighs.
Tessa started to pull her hand free of his as they began to walk, but it only caused Cade to intertwine their fingers and hold on tighter. She enjoyed the feel of her hand in his. She felt safe with him. She never felt that way with anyone. She’d never been in a relationship with someone that she trusted enough to participate in such an intimate act. Most people would think nothing of holding hands with someone, but to Tessa, the gesture
“It’s a surprise. You’ll just have to wait.”
He reached over and put his hand on her knee. She felt electricity shoot through her entire body. His fingers gently caressed circles around her knee. She never realized how erotic it was or how such a movement could make her head swim with visions of her and Cade doing very naughty things. He had perfect hands. His fingers were long and slender. The tips of his fingers were soft against her skin. She was a hand girl. A man had to have hands that were, well, like Cade’s. She wasn’t superficial when it came to looks, okay, maybe she was a little superficial, but she couldn’t even begin to count the times throughout her life that she had turned down advances from other men based solely on the simple fetish of hers. She would not be turning down Cade’s though. She was more than enjoying his hands and lips on her and loved how he couldn’t stop himself from placing either on her. Oh yes, she welcomed both. She shifted in her seat so that she could face him. His hand shifted with her, never breaking contact.
“Come on, Cade. Just tell me at least what restaurant we are going to.”
“What makes you think we are going out to eat?” He couldn’t help himself. He found teasing Tessa entirely too easy.
“We better be going to eat. I haven’t eaten anything all day since someone almost made me late to my afternoon photo shoot. Cade McCarthy, you had better be taking me to get something to eat or you can just turn this car around and head back to my place right now.”
Cade’s laughter replaced the silence that had been so evident only moments earlier. Tessa always brought out the fun side of him, which didn’t come out very often. Years of medical school and then setting up and running his own practice had turned him into a fuddy duddy, as his mother liked to put it. He wasn’t unhappy, he just let his practice consume him to the point that unless he was hanging out with Rowan, or at The LaunchPad, he didn’t take the time to just laugh.
Pulling himself together, Cade asked, “Do you know Joe’s Crab Shack on the boardwalk?”
“We are not going to Joe’s dressed up like this, Cade. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Shack, but we are definitely overdressed for that place.”
Gently caressing her inner thigh, he softly whispered, “You will just have to be patient and trust me to see where we are going.”
Chapter 10
Cade pulled into the parking lot that sat caddy corner to the boardwalk and turned off the car.
“Cade, seriously, we are completely overdressed for Joe’s. I am not going in there looking like this.”
With that smirk that always got Tessa’s heart pumping, he leaned in to brush a kiss on her cheek. “Looking like what, Tess? You are absolutely beautiful.”
Cade quickly exited the car and came around to Tessa’s side before she could get out. He took her hand, as he helped her out he brought her knuckles up to his lips so he could taste her again. Leaning in close to her ear, he whispered, “Trust me Tess, that’s all I ask. This night is about you. Do you trust me?”
“Of course I do.”
“Good. I thought we could take a walk on the boardwalk before we eat. I want to enjoy the view,” he said with that sexy voice that she was growing to love as his gaze locked on to hers. His voice always made liquid heat pool between her thighs.
Tessa started to pull her hand free of his as they began to walk, but it only caused Cade to intertwine their fingers and hold on tighter. She enjoyed the feel of her hand in his. She felt safe with him. She never felt that way with anyone. She’d never been in a relationship with someone that she trusted enough to participate in such an intimate act. Most people would think nothing of holding hands with someone, but to Tessa, the gesture
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