“Major and I are going out for a little while,” I told Sparrow as I patted his head.
He looked at me like he didn’t give a damn. I giggled and shook my head, then left the room.
Major stood from the couch when I walked back into the living room. I felt much better than when I saw him a few minutes prior. He looked a lot more relieved as well.
His eyes swept over my body. “You had that dress in your bag all along?” He licked his bottom lip.
“Yes.” I shrugged. “I don’t even know why I packed it; it’s not like I had somewhere to wear it to.”
Major walked closer to me and rested his hands on my hips. He leaned back a little to look at me again.
The dress I wore was a black and dark brown sweater midi dress. It hugged my body and was long enough to keep my legs warm. I had black calf boots to go with it.
“I’m glad you did. That shit look good on you. You hungry?”
He placed his hand on the small of my back and led me to the door.
Major changed into black pants with a black sweater. On his feet, he wore a pair of black Timberlands. His two silver chains rested against his chest. The light bounced off his shiny beard. He pulled his hair up into a messy bun. There was a square diamond stud in each ear. Whatever cologne he wore made me clench my thighs.
“Yes, I’m hungry. You look nice,” I told him as he held my coat open for me.
“Thanks.”
He opened the door, and I was surprised to see a black-on-black Hellcat.
“Sir, you drove this here knowing it could potentially snow?”
Major chuckled behind me as he locked the cabin door.
“I did. It’s my baby. I do have special tires on her, though, so we are fine. We are only going down the hill anyway.”
I cut my eyes at him because I was still skeptical, but I didn’t think he was crazy enough to drive without taking the proper precautions.
He opened the door, and I slid inside. The inside of the car was warm, including the seat.
“Just down the hill? I thought this was a date.” I put my seat belt on and rested my camera on my lap.
“This is a date, and yes. I didn’t necessarily have anything planned. I wasn’t even sure if you would agree.” He buckled his seat belt, then pinned his eyes on me. His gaze traveled slowlyover my body, making me flush with heat. “Also, with that dress on, I need to keep you to myself.” He licked his lips. “You look too fucking good to be sharing with others. I need as much alone time with you as possible before you go home. We do have to eat, though.” He winked, then pulled away from the cabin.
I was surprised by the jazz music that played over the radio. I for sure thought he would have blasted some rap music.
It only took a minute or two to drive down the hill. If I didn’t have a dress on, we could have walked.
When we arrived, Major pulled up to the valet, then got out and came around to my side of the car. I placed my hand in his, and he helped me out.
Major’s hand was on my lower back as he led me to the door. The restaurant was fairly empty, so we were escorted to a table right away.
Major helped me out of my coat, then draped it on the empty chair next to me before sitting across from me.
Two glasses were filled from the water pitcher as we got settled in our seats. The tables were covered in stark white tablecloths with a candle in the middle of the table. Sparkly silverware was placed in their correct places on each side of the plates.
The waitress took our orders, then walked away from the table.
“Thank you for not cursing me out earlier,” Major said once we were alone.
“I wanted to, but there was no need for it. You might have liked it,” I teased.
“Nah, not this time. When we first met, yes, I would have. After last night, I wasn’t trying to be any more on your bad side than I was.”
